JANUARY 12, 2018 — Port Angeles, WA, based boat builder Armstrong Marine’s most recent launch, the 40′ catamaran Mirai, ran its first passenger tour in Oahu, Hawaii, last week. Contracted from Armstrong
DECEMBER 22, 2017— The U.S. Navy took delivery of the Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9), following the finalization of documents on board the ship in Mobile, AL. Built
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 — The latest addition to the fleet of Antwerp headquartered Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) is not a bulker, a containership, or a chemical tanker. It’s the Hydroville, a 14
NOVEMBER 6, 2017 — Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has launched the first of four GRP-hulled eco fast ferries at its Figueras, Asturias, shipyard. The 28 m x 9 m vessels are being built
OCTOBER 25, 2017 — The 109 m wavepiercer being built for Spanish ferry operator Naviera Armas at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania will be equipped with Wärtsilä waterjets. This vessel will be
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017— The U.K.’s Wight Shipyard Co has booked an order to build a 21 m passenger catamaran for Scotland’s Jacobite Cruises. The order comes hard on the heels of the
AUGUST 23, 2017 — London’s MBNA Thames Clippers has added two more fast ferries to its expanding fleet. Built by Britain’s Wight Shipyard Co., the 35 meter low-wash catamarans Mercury Clipper and
AUGUST 18, 2017 — Norway’s Fjord Line AS has ordered a 1,200-passenger, 400-car capacity, high speed catamaran from Australian shipbuilder Austal Ships for its route between Kristiansand, Norway and Hirtshals, Denmark. “This
AUGUST 15, 2017 — APS Marine Services, Inc., San Diego, has delivered the second of two new WingCat 2 ship-to-shore boats to operate out of Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina island approximately
JUNE 21, 2017 — Woodinville, WA, based Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics) reports that four new Incat Crowther design catamaran ferries will feature Wesmar bow thrusters as part of the docking system. The