Tallink orders LNG fueled fast ferry at Meyer Turku
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 — Following up on a letter of intent signed in December last year, Estonia’s AS Tallink Grupp has signed a contract with shipbuilder Meyer Turku Oy for the construction
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Davie lays keel for LNG fueled ferry
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — Chantier Davie Canada Inc. today held a keel-laying ceremony at its Lévis, Québec, shipyard to mark the beginning of the hull assembly for the MV Armand-Imbeau II. The
Zuhai fast cats to have Rolls-Royce propulsion package
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — Rolls-Royce is to supply waterjets and high speed MTU diesel engines to power two new aluminum catamaran fast ferries for Chinese ferry operator Zhuhai High-Speed Passenger Ferry Co
Baleària to install Spain’s first pure-gas marine engine
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — Rolls-Royce has signed a collaboration agreement with Spanish energy company Gas Natural Fenosa to develop and install a pure-gas Bergen engine aboard the Baleària-operated ferry Abel Matutes. The
BV to class gas-fueled vessels for Canadian owners
FEBRUARY 17, 2015—Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) will class two innovative projects for gas-fueled vessels to be built for Canadian shipowners at Turkish shipyards. British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries has chosen
Norwegian ferry operator opts for non-SCR GE diesels
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 — GE Marine reports that Norwegian ferry operator Bastø Fosen will be among the first North European customers to operate the new GE diesel engines that meet IMO Tier
Repower gives stretched Polar Bear more speed
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — There is a high demand for landing craft along the Alaskan coast where many communities are only accessible by water, but there are few ports or even rudimentary
QM2 to be fitted with advanced wastewater treatment system
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — The Cunard cruise liner Queen Mary 2, is being fitted with a Wärtsilä advanced wastewater treatment system. The 2,620 passenger ship entered service in 2004 and was designed
NYC Mayor plans major expansion of ferry services
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — In his State of the City Address this week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a major expansion of ferry routes serving the city. Here’s what
Finnish operator orders CROE scrubber
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — Parsippany, NJ, headquartered CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) has won an order from Finland’s Bore Ltd for a state-of-the-art exhaust gas cleaning system that will use seawater to reduce