B.C. Government is putting CAD &500 million of new funding into BC Ferries

BC Ferries receives funding to avoid fare hikes

The British Columbia government is pumping CAD 500 million (about US$369 million) of new funding into BC Ferries. The aim is to lower fare increases for users of its coastal ferry service.

B.C. Government is putting CAD &500 million of new funding into BC Ferries

BC Ferries reports increased ridership, revenues and earnings

One of the world’s largest ferry operators, Canada’s BC Ferries, has released its second quarter results for the three and six months ending September 30, 2022. Vehicle and passenger traffic, revenue and

BC Ferries: On the mend, but numbers still lag pre-pandemic levels

One of the world’s largest ferry operators—Canada’s BC Ferries—last week released its results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The good news: traffic, revenue, net earnings and expenditures were all

MacGregor will supply RO/RO solutions

Wärtsilä to power Poland’s first LNG-fueled RoPax ferries

Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding has contracted Wärtsilä to supply engines, fuel storage and supply systems for three new RoPax vessels to be operated by ferry companies Unity Line and Polferries. While Remontowa has

battery hybrid ferry at dawn

VIDEO: BC Ferries’ latest battery hybrid starts long-haul delivery voyage

The latest Island Class battery hybrid ferry to join the BC Ferries fleet is set to give its battery capabilities an endurance test. The ferry, which departed Damen’s Galati, Romania, shipyard at

Ferries on heavy lift ship

Damen electric road ferries are on their way to Ontario

What will be first fully-electric road ferries to operate in North America have departed the Damen Galati shipyard in Romania. Ordered by the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Canada, the 68 meter long

battery hybrid ferry

COVID-19 dents BC Ferries’ revenues and ridership

Canada’s largest ferry operator, Victoria, B.C., headquartered BC Ferries, today released its results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (fiscal 2021). Not surprisingly, the results reveal that the COVID-19 had

Mystery of the shrinking ferry

When a 1978-built ferry operated for Canada’s BC Ferries between 1991 and 2015 as the Queen of Chilliwack she had a length of 114 meters and a gross tonnage of 5,011 gt

VIDEO: Remontowa launches LNG-fueled ferry

Canada’s BC Ferries has released a video showing the launch of its fourth liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled Salish Class vessel at Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Gdansk, Poland, Work at the shipyard will

BC Ferries back at Remontowa for further LNG-fueled ferry

Canada’s BC Ferries has awarded Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. of Gdansk, Poland, a contract to build an additional liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled vessel. It will be identical to the three Salish Class vessels

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