A 2,200-passenger/1,100-lane-meter Ropax ferry ordered by China’s Weihai Haida Ferry Co., is to have a MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package. Weihai Haida is the exclusive operator on the route between the
Kona Catamaran, LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL, has reportedly signed a deal with CubaKat, Inc. to build three high speed catamarans that will operate between Marathon, Florida and Havana, Cuba. The ferries will
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered the third in a series of four 2,600 hp Canal Class inland towboats to Settoon Towing LLC, Pierre Part, LA. Over the last
Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine is to supply the hybrid propulsion systems for the world’s first diesel electric, hybrid seagoing ferries. Owned by Scottish company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), the two vehicle
The inland waterways of the Netherlands are now home to the 6,100 dwt Argonon, the world’s first new LNG-fuelled tanker, following its delivery by the Dutch Shipyard Trico B.V. Built to Lloyd’s
Vigor Industrial today released details of the “build in Washington team” that will build a 144 car ferry for the State of Washington under an agreement signed November 1 by Washington State
Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) reports that it has received an order from a Canadian customer for what, says the shipbuilder, will be one of the world’s most environmentally friendly and innovative
In a ceremony at Fiskerstrand Shipyard in Ålesund, Western Norway, ferry operator Fjord1 yesterday named the world’s largest gas-fueled ferry, MF Boknafjord, The new eco-friendly ferry, will serve the Arsvågen-Mortavika route on
One of the most successful federal programs for upgrading and improving the U.S. marine transportation has been the Ferry Boat Discretionary Grant Program. Administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Ferry
Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG), Seattle, WA, is now an employee-owned company after its management and employees purchased the firm from its parent company, American Commercial Lines (ACL), Jeffersonville, IN. The
