Armstrong Marine books ferry order
Port Angeles, Wash., based Armstrong Marine USA has been selected to construct a custom passenger ferry for the community of Hat Island, Wash. The 49-passenger USCG Subchapter T vessel features a galley,
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Wight Shipyard to build four ferries for Malta
U.K. shipbuilder Wight Shipyard Co. is continuing its success in the ferry sector, securing an order for four vessels for Malta’s Captain Morgan Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of Fortina Investments Ltd. The
St. Johns completes first in new ferry series
St. Johns Ship Building, Palataka, Fla., recently completed the first in a series of Incat Crowther designed aluminum passenger ferries that it says are “destined for a New York based operator.” As
VIDEO: Ferry operator says Volvo Penta engines deliver big fuel savings
“We estimate we have saved nearly 3,500 gallons of fuel per year with Volvo Penta engines,” says Deon Glover, chief operating officer of Norfolk by Boat, which operates three aluminum ferries on
Thrustmaster to repower Utah ferry
Houston headquartered Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. reports that it has been awarded a contract from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for the repowering of the Charles Hall Ferry on Lake Powell.
VIDEO: AI pilot project saves fuel on Stena Line ferry
Leading European ferry operator Stena Lines says that a pilot project has shown that fuel consumption can be cut using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to predict the most fuel-efficient way to operate
Veteran ferry gets new job
A 27-year old German coastal ferry is to take on a new life as a day cruise vessel. Germany’s Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH (WDR) reports that it has sold its M/V Rungholt
Ferry arrives in Scotland after epic delivery voyage
Scottish operator Pentland Ferries’ new vessel Alfred arrived in Orkney yesterday after completing a 5,481 nautical mile voyage from shipbuilder Strategic Marine’s Vung Tao, Vietnam, shipyard that began August 29. Designed by
Is the ferry industry ready for autonomous control solutions?
Sadly, “hard” dockings of manned ferries happening too often. Meantime, new battery operated ferries will require repeated docking onto charging stations. Do autonomous or semi-autonomous solutions offer answers to these situations? Speakers
Forty year old ferry back at work following four-month refit
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass., has just completed a four-month refit of the Cormorant, a ferry that it delivered in 1979. Since then, the vessel has logged thousands of miles under its keel