MARCH 19, 2013 — Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics, Inc.), Woodinville, WA, has won an order from Hydraquip, Tasmania, Australia, for two commercial bow thruster systems for installation on a steel-hulled car/passenger ferry.
MARCH 14, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard has signed a contract with NFDS Offshore 1 AS for outfitting and commissioning a newbuild anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS). The vessel
MARCH 12, 2013 — Washington State Governor Jay Inslee officially kicked off the construction of M/V Samish, the state’s second 144-car ferry, by making the first weld on the vessel at Vigor
MARCH 5, 2013 — The Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, says the province will continue its efforts to find a qualified company to run a new ferry service in Yarmouth, and will
FEBRUARY 8, 2012 — Damen Shiprepair Brest, France, continues to recover market share in the LNG repair business, following Damen’s acquisition of the former Sobrena, just under a year ago. The shipyard
FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — For the Washington State Department of Transportation it boils down to the bottom line. “Washington State Ferries burns more than 17 million gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel each
JANUARY 21, 2013 — Bureau Veritas has issued its first voluntary SEEMP notation to the 1,500-passenger and 500-car cruise ferry Cap Finistère, operated by France’s Brittany Ferries. “Proactive shipowners like Brittany Ferries
JANUARY 21, 2013 — Wärtsilä has received the order for the main engines and auxiliary generating sets for the RoPax ferry on order for Caledonian Maritime Assets, Ltd (CMAL) at Flensburger Schiffbau
JANUARY 17, 2013 — Reuben Yost has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF). As deputy commissioner, ost will oversee the Alaska Marine Highway System
JANUARY 10, 2013 — A new double-ended ferry being built by Waterbridge Steel under a contract awarded last June by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will have three Voith
