OCTOBER 25, 2017 — Irish sea freight ferry operator Seatruck has installed Optimarin ballast water treatment (BWT) systems in five of its vessels while they were undertaking normal operations, with its own
OCTOBER 9, 2017 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has booked a contract, valued at EUR 126 million (about $148 million), to design and build two 117m high-speed vehicle passenger trimaran ferries for long
OCTOBER 9, 2017 — Hyen, Norway, based Brødrene Aa reports that it has signed a new contract for three additional high speed carbon fiber catamaran ferries for the Chinese market. The customer,
OCTOBER 4, 2017 — John Hunter, P.E. has joined Bristol, RI, based Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) as a senior naval architect. He holds a B.S. in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 — Gravois Aluminum Boats LLC, doing business as Metal Shark, Jeanerette, LA, is being awarded a $29,825,856 contract for design and construction of up to 50 patrol boats for
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark is to again build multiple high-speed aluminum catamaran passenger vessels for NYC Ferry. Metal Shark reports that, in early August, it received orders from
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 – Horizon Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre, AL, said today that project revenues from its major NYC Ferry newbuilding project were insufficient for it to continue normal day to day
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 — Wärtsilä has successfully tested its automatic wireless induction charging system on a hybrid powered coastal ferry. The tests were carried out on the 85 m long MF Folgefonn
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017—Back on August 1, NYC Ferry—New York City’s new ferry service that connects Manhattan with the outer boroughs—celebrated the carriage of its 1 millionth passenger. An integral part of the
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 — Loosening of setscrew less than 8 mm long led to the grounding of a 99 m long ROpax, according to the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into
