Passenger ferry designers look ahead

Incat Crowther If there’s one basic design that has been more successful than any other in the U.S. passenger ferry market, it’s the Incat Crowther catamaran. Nowhere is this more evident than

FERRIES 2020: Establishing a new normal during the pandemic

Marine Log’s FERRIES 2020 event will be held virtually this year on November 9-10 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. Speakers will include Drew Orvieto, who is the Engineering Manager and head

FERRIES 2020 goes virtual in November

Marine Log’s FERRIES 2020 event will be held virtually this year on November 9-10 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. The conference will feature a number of expert speakers, a growing list

Corvus picked to supply battery systems for Amsterdam’s new all-electric ferries

Holland Ship Electric has selected Corvus Energy to supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for the five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyard Group for Amsterdam’s municipal public

Remembering 9/11 and New York’s maritime heroes

Today is a somber day for New Yorkers as we remember the September 11 terrorist attacks. But it is also a day on which to honor the truly courageous first responders who

DFDS climate plan includes AI on the bridge, methanol injection in four strokes

Copenhagen-headquartered freight and passenger ferry operator DFDS has released details of its climate plan for the next ten years. Longer term, DFDS aims to be climate neutral by 2050. Meantime, its short-term

Autonomous freight ferries will feature Kongsberg and Massterly solutions

Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO has awarded Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) contracts to supply solutions for the two autonomous, all electric freight ferries it has on order at

FTA awards $47.5 million in Passenger Ferry Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced approximately $47.5 million in grant awards to selected projects across the U.S. to improve ferry access, safety, and reliability. A total

Stena Line presses ahead with ferry fleet modernization

With 36 vessels and 18 routes in Northern Europe operating 28,000 sailings each year, Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena Line is one of Europe’s largest ferry operators. And it says that, despite the

VIDEO: Belfast consortium gets grant to help build zero emissions ferries

A Belfast, Northern Ireland, Maritime Consortium has won a £33 million (about $41 million) U.K. Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries. With further investment from consortium partners, the total project

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