BMT Nigel Gee to design all-electric ferry for China
Southampton, U.K., based BMT Nigel Gee Ltd. has won an order to design a 25 m, all-electric, 150 passenger ferry in China. A new green ship design is being developed to demonstrate
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B.C. provides $40 million backing for Seaspan NSPS bid
Jonathan Whitworth, CEO of Seaspan Marine Corporation, says Seaspan is “both pleased and thankful” for the level of support it has received for its bid to win one of two work packages
New Port Aransas ferry starts service
The first two of a new class of vessels designed by Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) and built for the Port Aransas Ferry Service by Southwest Shipyard LP went into
MHI completes modernization of Shimonoseki Shipyard
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed the modernization of its Shimonoseki Shipyard in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The shipyard’s primary markets are coastal-service vessels for Japanese customers and governmental-organization-use vessels. A ceremony
Denise Verreault slams Quebec ferry building decision
Denise Verreault, president and CEO of Groupe Maritime Verreault, has strongly criticized the Quebec government’s decision to award a contract for the construction of two ferries to the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, a
Davie Yards poised to receive two ferry orders
Canada’s troubled Davie Yards is set to get orders for two ferries, once a planned acquisition by a consortium of Fincantieri and DRS Canada is complete. The Government of Québec has announced
Knud E. Hansen books Canada ferry design order
In partnership with Fleetway, Inc., Denmark’s Knud E. Hansen A/S recently signed a contract with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada for the basic design of a series of six
New skeg design said to cut cruise ship power requirements
Finnish ship design and engineering specialist Foreship Ltd. has developed a new type of central skeg for cruise ships and ferries. It says its Foreship Efficiency Skeg (FES) will provide approximately 2
MarAd approves loan guarantee for Brazilian PSVs
U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda announced on April 22 a $241 million Title XI shipbuilding loan guarantee that will clear the way for the Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., to build
STX Finland books order for double-ended ferry
STX Finland Oy and Finferries have signed a contract for the construction of a double ended ferry. The ship will be built at the STX Rauma shipyard and will be delivered at