Canadian shipbuilding sees productive year
Key Canadian shipyards are staying busy with new orders and repairs, while naval architects help take these projects to the next level. The Royal Canadian Navy is at the center of shipbuilding news in
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$43.5 million Canal Street Ferry Terminal project completed
Last week, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) celebrated the opening of the new $43.5 million Canal Street Ferry Terminal that better connects the city’s Eastbank and Westbank communities with its
Brunvoll Mar-El electrical propulsion picked for new fast ferry operation
Norway’s Fjord1 and Brødrene Aa have selected Brunvoll Group subsidiary Brunvoll Mar-El as the system integrator and electric propulsion systems supplier for three fast ferries that Fjord 1 will operate on city
Canada plans to buy ferry from Fjord1 as interim Holiday Island replacement
Transport Canada plans to buy a 2007-built Norwegian double-ended car passenger ferry, the Fanafjord, to replace the M/V Holiday Island, one of two vessels used to provide service between Wood Islands, PEI,
World’s largest battery electric vessel is set for 2025 delivery
Longtime Incat Tasmania customer Buquebús has now followed through on its plan to switch a 130 meter ferry under construction at the shipyard from LNG to all-electric propulsion. That means that the
Victoria Clipper ferry faces Labor Day weekend strike
Canada’s largest private sector labor union, Unifor, says that its Local 114 members at the Victoria-Seattle ferry service have voted 100% in favor of taking legal strike action on Sunday, September 3
“No significant damage” in Maine State Ferry grounding
The Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) says that an initial inspection showed that the hull of its ferry Captain Richard G. Spear was not significantly damaged during an August 16 grounding incident.
Vigor wins $150 million WSF hybrid-electric conversion contract
Moving ahead on its ambitious electrification program, Washington State Ferries (WSF) has awarded Vigor a shipyard contract for the conversion of up to three Jumbo Mark II-class ferries to hybrid-electric power. As
Conrad Industries reports $323.7 million newbuild backlog
Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported its second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023 financial results and backlog at June 30, 2023. For
VIDEO: Hornblower wins new NYC Ferry operating contract
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has announced the procurement of a new NYC Ferry operating contract with Hornblower Group. NYCEDC, which launched an RFP for an operator back in