All American Marine delivers first of two King County cats
MARCH 30, 2015 — Bellingham, WA, based All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) has delivered MV Sally Fox, the first of two new 105 ft x 33 ft aluminum catamaran ferries ordered by
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Grimaldi orders five more Promas Light retrofits
MARCH 30, 2015 — Just seven months after signing a contract to retrofit the Rolls-Royce Promas Light integrated rudder propeller system to ten Finnlines Ro-Ro vessels, Grimaldi Lines is to upgrade five
Dazzling performance by Mersey shipyard
MARCH 18, 2015—As part of the events to mark the centenary of World War I, Birkenhead, U.K., shipyard and marine engineering services company Cammell Laird has completed painting the Mersey ferry Snowdrop
ABB solutions picked for Tallink LNG-fueled fast ferry
MARCH 16, 2015 — ABB has won an order to deliver complete electric power plant, electrical propulsion systems and an energy management solution for the LNG-fueled fast ropax ferry ordered by Estonia’s
Davie lays keel for LNG fueled ferry
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — Chantier Davie Canada Inc. today held a keel-laying ceremony at its Lévis, Québec, shipyard to mark the beginning of the hull assembly for the MV Armand-Imbeau II. The
Zuhai fast cats to have Rolls-Royce propulsion package
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — Rolls-Royce is to supply waterjets and high speed MTU diesel engines to power two new aluminum catamaran fast ferries for Chinese ferry operator Zhuhai High-Speed Passenger Ferry Co
Seaspan Ferries dual fuel duo to be battery hybrid vessels
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — The two 148.9 dual fuel ferries ordered by Seaspan Ferries Corporation from Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard (see earlier story) will, in fact, be battery hybrid vessels. Under a contract
Two Stena ferries to get in-line closed loop scrubbers
FEBRUARY 17, 2015 — Two Stena Line Ro-Ro ferries are to be fitted with the first in-line closed loop exhaust gas scrubbers to be ordered from Wärtsilä. As part of its contract
BV to class gas-fueled vessels for Canadian owners
FEBRUARY 17, 2015—Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) will class two innovative projects for gas-fueled vessels to be built for Canadian shipowners at Turkish shipyards. British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries has chosen
Norwegian ferry operator opts for non-SCR GE diesels
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 — GE Marine reports that Norwegian ferry operator Bastø Fosen will be among the first North European customers to operate the new GE diesel engines that meet IMO Tier