Delivery of LNG-fueled cruise ferry delayed
APRIL 18, 2013 — Delivery of Stavangerfjord, the first of two LNG-fueled cruise ferries ordered from Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard by Fjord Line will be delayed by up to three weeks
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Canada TSB issues report on 2011 BC Ferries’ hard docking
MARCH 13, 2013 — Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its investigation report (M11W0211) into a December 2011 accident in which British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.’s (BCFS) Coastal Inspiration struck the
Nova Scotia to make new effort to find ferry operator
MARCH 5, 2013 — The Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, says the province will continue its efforts to find a qualified company to run a new ferry service in Yarmouth, and will
USCG marks temporary route for Hatteras – Ocracoke ferry
FEBRUARY 20, 2013 — The Coast Guard began work Tuesday placing temporary aids to navigation needed to open a substitute route for North Carolina’s Hatteras to Ocracoke ferry. The Hatteras to Ocracoke
WSF partners with DNV to explore LNG fueling
FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — For the Washington State Department of Transportation it boils down to the bottom line. “Washington State Ferries burns more than 17 million gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel each
Cruise ferry is first ship to gain new BV notation
JANUARY 21, 2013 — Bureau Veritas has issued its first voluntary SEEMP notation to the 1,500-passenger and 500-car cruise ferry Cap Finistère, operated by France’s Brittany Ferries. “Proactive shipowners like Brittany Ferries
New head of Alaska ferry system
JANUARY 17, 2013 — Reuben Yost has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF). As deputy commissioner, ost will oversee the Alaska Marine Highway System
Voith Schneider Propellers ordered for Canadian lake ferry
JANUARY 10, 2013 — A new double-ended ferry being built by Waterbridge Steel under a contract awarded last June by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will have three Voith
NYC to continue East River Ferry service
DECEMBER 21, 2012 — New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday said that the City is seeking an operator for the long-term extension of the highly successful East River Ferry service.
Austal wins Oman maintenance services contract
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Austal has been awarded a Fleet Maintenance Services contract by the Sultanate of Oman’s National Ferries Company (NFC). The contract is worth approximately Australian $1.6 million (about US$1.67