SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington, has been selected by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska to market the SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) Expeditionary Craft ferry Susitna
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — In a ceremony at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard held September 15, Austal USA christened USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2). USNS Choctaw County is the second of nine Joint
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough Assembly has voted to put the experimental ferry Susitna up for sale, though it says it is open to other suggestions. As we reported
AUGUST 29, 2012 — Midship Marine, Harvey, La., has completed a successful refit of the 43 m Incat Crowther design catamaran ferry Seastreak Wall Street. Owned by Seastreak LLC, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.,
AUGUST 20, 2012 — The Coast Guard, National Park Service, and the Holland America Line cruise ship Volendam assisted 76 people from a sightseeing catamaran that was taking on water in Glacier
AUGUST 17, 2012 — Norway’s Sør Trøndelag County Authority has signed a NOK 12 million (about $2 million) contract with Bergen Group Risnes for the construction of a combination vessel to be
AUGUST 1, 2012 — An $80 million multipurpose ferry designed to operate in three modes has thus had only one role: white elephant. Built at Alaska Ship & Drydock with the aid
JULY 11, 2012 — Maarten Jongen is to be Managing Director of Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) from March 2012. He will focus on marketing, services and further improving efficiency at the yard,
JULY 5, 2012 — Rhode Island Fast Ferry has christened the $6 million fast ferry Ava Pearl. Today it sailed on its maiden voyage from Quonset Point, R.I., to Martha’s Vineyard. Built
JUNE 26, 2012 — A 41 m high speed Austal aluminum passenger catamaran ferry, Vale Grand Sud, is now in operation in New Caledonia for mining company Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie. The vessel is
