Marie Curie joins Baleària LNG fueled fleet
Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that the Marie Curie, its fourth LNG fueled smart ship will enter service on its Valencia-Ibiza-Palma route from Friday, July 26. The ship is a twin of
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Seaspan again picks Schottel for newbuild LNG hybrid ferry duo
Spay, Germany, headquartered Schottel has been chosen as propulsion supplier for the two newbuild Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)– battery hybrid ferries on order at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Romania for Canada’s Canadian Seaspan
Cybersecurity and the ferry operator
Ferry operators are adopting new technology that leverages advances in digitalization, but that could increase the vessel’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities. At the same time, shoreside booking operations that result in online interactions with
Water Taxi Principal and CEO Bill Walker joins FERRIES 2019 speaker line up
Bill Walker, Principal and CEO of Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale will be among the leading vessel operators who will be speaking at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2019 conference, which this year
Maritime HR guru to speak at FERRIES 2019
Veteran maritime industry human resources professional Tom Montgomery is among the industry leaders who will be speaking at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2019 conference, which this year is being held November 5
Wight Shipyard completes two cats for Mexican customer
Britain’s Wight Shipyard Co. has completed its second export order. Placed by Ultramar, the largest ferry operator in Mexico, it consists of two 37 meter catamaran fast ferries which will be transported
Veth delivers 4,000th thruster
Racine, Wis., based Twin Disc reports that its Veth Propulsion subsidiary has delivered its 4,000th thruster. To commemorate the accomplishment, Tim Batten, managing director, and Erik Veth, resigning managing director, traveled to
Government of Canada plans to build two ferries at Davie
Public Services and Procurement Canada said today that the Government of Canada is entering into contract negotiations with shipbuilder Chantier Davie of Lévis, Quebec, for the construction of two new ferries for
VIDEO: ABB adds new midsize range to Azipod line
ABB is introducing a new midsize range of Azipod propulsors covering the 7.5 – 14.5 MW power range. The range is aimed at the ferry and RoPax sector, but will also be
NCDOT ferries feature Schottel STP propulsion
Two 185 ft vehicle ferries under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La., for the North Carolina Department of Transportation will each be equipped with four Schottel type STP 150 L Twin