BC Ferries reports year-end results
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (BC Ferries) has released its year-end results for fiscal 2011. BC Ferries is one of the largest ferry operators in the world and carried 20.7 million passengers
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Incat Crowther designs two ferries for Russian shipyard
Incat Crowther has signed an agreement with Russian shipbuilder Pacifico Marine of Vladivostok for two catamaran ferry projects. The companies have formed a relationship that sees the design company assist Pacifico Marine
Brittany Ferries teams with STX France to develop eco-friendly super ferry
Leading French ferry operator, Brittany Ferries, and shipbuilder, STX France, are embarking on a joint project to develop a new generation of environmentally-friendly passenger ferries. Powered by dual fuel engines that will
Washington State passenger-only ferries headed for Tanzania
The Washington State Ferries passenger-only vessels Skagit and Kalama are headed for Tanzania — as cargo. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) sold the two ferries to Scope Community Consultants Ltd.
LNG-fueled ferries will feature Rolls-Royce hybrid shaft generator
Four LNG-fueled ferries to be built for the Norwegian operator Torghatten Nord AS at Poland’s Remontawa shipyard will be the first ships to feature the Rolls-Royce Hybrid Shaft Generator (HSG), which produces
Management of Washington State Ferries could be awarded to private contractor
A proposal by Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire to hand the state’s ferry system over to a regional ferry authority has died a quiet death in the state legislature. But what is
MaK power for Scandlines car ferries
Two Scandlines car ferry newbuilds from P+S Werften’s Volkswerft Stralsund shipyard in Germany will each be equipped with five MaK 9 M 32 C engines with Cat Common Rail. Each M 32
Everett Ship Repair acquires Puget Sound’s largest dry dock
Everett Ship Repair LLC (ESR), Everett, Wash., has just announced the acquisition of the floating dry dock, Hercules. The dry dock was towed from San Diego (where it previously operated as the
WSF: Wenatchee commissioning continues
Washington State Ferries’ 202-vehicle capacity Wenatchee, which became the largest hybrid-electric ferry in the U.S. after a complex conversion at Vigor, returned to full-time service on the Seattle/Bainbridge route June 24 as
Rolls-Royce launches new MTU Flex SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment system
Rolls-Royce is introducing the MTU Flex SCR, a new, more flexible and compact exhaust gas aftertreatment system. InitialIy it is being rolled out incombination with the 16-cylinder MTU Series 4000 engine for