BC Ferries awards FortisBC LNG contract for three vessels
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — BC Ferries has now awarded a long-term contract to energy utility FortisBC to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel the three new intermediate class ferries that it
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — BC Ferries has now awarded a long-term contract to energy utility FortisBC to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel the three new intermediate class ferries that it
JANUARY 26, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. last week held a steel cutting ceremony at its Gdansk shipyard to mark the start of construction of three new LNG fueled intermediate class
JANUARY 23, 2015 — CoCo Yachts B.V., Gorinchen, Netherlands, has won another order for one of its Coastal Cruiser high speed ferries. In December, China’s Xunlong Shenzhen Ferry Company signed a contract
JANUARY 16, 2015 — Vigor Industrial has awarded Ice Floe, LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders a contract to construct the superstructure portion of the third Olympic Class 144-car Washington State Ferry,
JANUARY 13, 2015 — The Alaska Marine Highway System and shipbuilder Vigor Industrial have selected Rolls-Royce to provide a highly efficient propulsion system for the two Alaska Class ferries to be built
JANUARY 7, 2015 — Hamburg, Germany, headquartered L-3 SAM Electronics reports that it has been awarded a contract through Danish subsidiary, L-3 Lyngsø Marine to retrofit navigation facilities aboard four double-ended passenger
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Energy utility FortisBC announced today that it will provide Canadian $5 million in incentive funding toward two new vessels for Seaspan Ferries that will be able to run
NOVEMBER 27, 2014—Ice Floe LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, WA, recently named Gavin Higgins as Chief Executive Officer. Higgins brings a wealth of shipyard management experience to his role, more
NOVEMBER 25, 2014 — Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard International has delivered three 38 m Flex Ferries to their new owner, Horizon Ferries, following successful sea trials in Singapore. Designed by BMT Nigel Gee
NOVEMBER 24, 2014 — Ferry industry trade association Interferry has welcomed a decision at last week’s IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting (MSC94) setting out rules for the location of fuel tanks on