Lake Victoria ferry gets new Schottel propulsion system
With an area of over 23,000 square miles, Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa—and a vital resource for the 30 million people who live on its shores. Every day, almost
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WETA awarded $14.9 million to develop San Francisco zero-emission ferry network
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which operates the San Francisco Bay Ferry Service, has won a $14.9 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). It
VIDEO: Solar-electric ferry goes to work in the Baltic
This summer, there’s a new way to get to the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea: a solar-electric ferry. A 14.65-meter-long emission-free vessel is operating several times a day between the
Corvus on path to putting more powerful maritime battery solutions to work
Leading maritime energy storage system manufacturer Corvus Energy is teaming with Finnish-based Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch. Under a three year agreement, Corvus will be the Finnish company’s preferred partner in
NYCEDC to issue new RFP for NYC Ferry operator
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has released an audit finding that NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) underreported nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in NYC Ferry expenditures during former Mayor
Biden administration announces availability of nearly $300 million in ferry grants
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has issued a a combined Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available nearly $300 million through three competitive grant programs that aim to boost access to rural
EBDG-designed hybrid-electric ferry for Casco Bay enters construction
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) today announced that its design of a hybrid-electric passenger vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines of Portland, Maine, will enter the construction phase at Senesco Marine of
Sembcorp Marine hands over second battery-powered ferry to Norled
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd. has completed the handover of the Dragsvik, the second of three identical battery-powered roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries to Norwegian operator Norled AS. It is now being dry transported to
St. Johns Ship Building under new ownership
Americraft Marine, a maritime subsidiary of the Logothetis family’s Libra Group, has announced the acquisition of St. Johns Ship Building. Based in Palatka, Florida near Jacksonville, the shipyard specializes in the new
New RoPax trio will have Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion systems
Wärtsilä will supply the hybrid propulsion system for three new LNG-fueled RoPax vessels currently being built for Stena RoRo for charter to Brittany Ferries. , Two of the ferries will have a