U.K. shipyard to build two harbor ferries for Malta

MAY 20, 2014 — Exeter,U.K., shipyard Exeter Maritime Services (EMS) located at Gabriel’s Wharf on the Exeter Canal, has won a contract to build two 19 m low wash catamaran ferries for

Damen delivers “Twin Axe” workboat to Njord Offshore

MARCH 18, 2014 — U.K. offshore wind farm support vessel operator Njord Offshore has taken delivery of its first 26 m Twin Axe catamaran work boat from Damen Shipyards Group — just

Australian yard seeks buyer for under-construction cat

MARCH 18, 2014 — Designer Incat Crowther reports that a 25 m catamaran passenger vessel under construction at Aluminium Marine’s Brisbane, Australia, shipyard is available for purchase. The vessel is based on

Wind farm support cats to have Rolls-Royce water jets

MARCH 7, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats IOW, Cowes, Isle of Wight, U.K., for

MAIB issues safety bulletin following workboat fire

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch is investigating last month’s fire and subsequent foundering of a 14 m wind farm support catamaran, ECC Topaz. At this stage in

Midship Marine to build ferry for Mexican operator

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Midship Marine, Harvey, LA, is to build a 48 m Incat Crowther design catamaran passenger ferry for UltraMar of Cancun, Mexico. It will operate on UltraMar’s busy Playa

Ares Shipyard to build eight ferries for Doha resort

JANUARY 7, 2014 — Ares Shipyard, Antalya, Turkey, is to build eight 18 m x 6.7 m ferries to shuttle guests between Doha, Qatar, and the Anantara Doha Island Resort & Spa,

Bakker to supply drive systems for new Rio ferries

OCTOBER 21, 2013 — Bakker-Sliedrecht, Sliedrecht, The Netherlands, has won a contact to provide the drive systems for seven double ended catamaran ferries being built by the State of Rio Janeiro, Brazil.

Aquarium research vessel takes shape at Derecktor yard

OCTOBER 17, 2013 — A $2.6 million, 65 ft Incat Crowther design catamaran that will serve as a “floating class room” for the Maritime Aquarium of Norwalk, CT, (see earlier story) is

Incat starts construction of 70 m, 30 knot crew boat

SEPTEMBER 10, 203 — Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has started construction of a first of type 70 m catamaran fast crew boat (FCB) for Caspian Marine Services Ltd (CMS) in Baku, Azerbaijan. “At

LOAD MORE