Wartsila power for first U.K-built dual fuel ships
MAY 9, 2016 — Two 102 m RO/RO passenger ferries being built at the Ferguson Marine Engineering shipyard in Glagow for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) will be the first dual-fueled ships
MAY 9, 2016 — Two 102 m RO/RO passenger ferries being built at the Ferguson Marine Engineering shipyard in Glagow for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) will be the first dual-fueled ships
APRIL 20, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) last week awarded approximately $59 million in grants under its Passenger Ferry Grant Program. “Passenger ferries play a unique
APRIL 15, 2015 — ABB is to supply the power system for a hybrid car ferry serving an important passenger route in Norway. Designed with flexibility in mind, the vessel will run
APRIL 11,2016 — Poland’s Remontowa Ship Repair Yard S.A. has awarded Wärtsilä the contract to supply the engines, propulsion machinery, integrated automation systems, and gas handling systems required for the mid-life upgrades
APRIL 11,2016 — Triyards Holdings Limited reports that its subsidiary, Strategic Marine has won a EUR 44 million ($50 million) contract from Netherlands ferry operator Rederij Doeksen for the construction of two
APRIL 5, 2016 – Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena has signed a contract with China’s AVIC shipyard for four new RoPax ferries for delivery in 2019 and 2020, with an option for four
MARCH 24, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa Ship Repair Yard S.A. of Gdansk has won a $140 million contract for the mid-life upgrades (MLUs) of BC Ferries two Spirit Class ferries. The upgrade
MARCH 10, 2016 — In response to a string of major incidents, trade association Interferry has produced operational best practice guidance for fire safety on RO/RO ship vehicle decks. The guidance is
MARCH 9, 2016 — Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque is assisting DFDS Seaways in a major refit and rebranding program, with five vessels successfully completed so far. Two more ferries are currently at the
MARCH 2, 2016 — Cape Town, South Africa, shipbuilder Nautic Africa has signed a R347 million ($22 million) agreement with Citrans (Compagnie Ivoirienne des Transports) to build the first 18 ferries in