MARCH 20, 2017 — Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with Swedish ferry company Stena Line AB, to collaborate in the development of its first intelligent awareness system. Rolls-Royce says that intelligent awareness
MARCH 12, 2017 — Triyards Holdings reports that its Strategic Marine subsidiary has booked contracts worth a total US$20.64 million for two passenger ferries. One is an 85 m steel-hulled catamaran RoPax
MARCH 9, 2017—BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), Southampton, UK, a subsidiary of BMT Group, will design an 85m steel-hulled catamaran RoPax ferry for Scottish ferry operator Pentland Ferries that will enter service in
MARCH 2, 2017 —Washington State Ferries reports the sale of its oldest ferry, Evergreen State. Built in 1954 by Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle, the 63-year-old ferry sold for $300,000 to Jones Broadcasting, LLC.
MARCH 1, 2017 — Fincantieri’s 69.67%-owned Vard subsidiary has reported fourth quarter and year end results for 2016. Among the highlights: a full year new order intake of NOK 10.6 billion (about
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 — MAN Diesel & Turbo recently signed a contract with Stena Line to provide its online monitoring service to two ferries, the Stena Hollandica and Stena Britannica. Both are
EBRUARY 13, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group reports that its last newbuilding order of 2016 was signed December 31 with VLOOT dab of Belgium and is for a 25 m ferry to
FEBRUARY 10, 2016 — Spain’s Baleària Group is to repower its high speed ferry Jaume II to improve its energy efficiency, reliability and service. The investment, totaling more than 5.5 million euros,
FEBRUARY 10, 2016 — Spain’s Baleària Group is to repower its high speed ferry Jaume II to improve its energy efficiency, reliability and service. The investment, totaling more than 5.5 million euros,
JANUARY 30, 2017—American shipbuilding and ship repair company Vigor, along with leaders of Alaska’s maritime industry, Maritime Works, jointly announced plans for an innovative training program aimed at developing an advanced manufacturing workforce
