VIDEO: BMT develops new water taxi designs for Hong Kong
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 — BMT has introduced new vessel designs in response to a tender issued by Hong Kong’s Transport Department. BMT has applied its design experience in hybrid vessels and hull
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Hong Kong shipyard launches 40 m Incat Crowther cat
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 — Hong Kong’s Wang Tak Engineering and Shipbuilding Company has launched the 40 m catamaran passenger ferry Jiang Men. Operated by Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises, the vessel is the third
Miller Boat orders car/passenger ferry from Fraser Shipyards
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 — Family-owned Miller Boat Line, which operates ferries to Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island, OH, recently ordered a new 140 ft passenger/vehicle ferry from Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI, for
Austal Philippines delivers high speed cat
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 — Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that its shipyard in Balamban, Cebu, has delivered a 30 m high speed aluminum catamaran to VS Grand Ferries of the Philippines. Designed
Austal to build 94 m fast ferry for Trinidad and Tobago
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 — Austal said yesterday that, following an announcement that the Trinidad and Tobago Cabinet has authorized the purchase of a fast ferry, it “looks forward to negotiating and resolving
Stena Line pilot implements AI technology on board ship
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 – As a central part of its efforts to reduce fuel consumption and minimize environmental impact, leading European ferry operator Stena Line is now running a pilot study implementing
MAN wins contract for first RoPax ferry LNG conversions
AUGUST 29, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària has selected MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales division of MAN Energy Solutions, to convert two RoPax ferries to dual-fuel operation. The sister ships Nápoles and
Bristol Harbor Group designing new high-speed boat for Sayville Ferry
AUGUST 27, 2018 — Naval architects and marine engineers Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), Bristol, RI, reports that it was recently contracted for the design of a new aluminum, monohull, high-speed ferry
MTUs for new Fred Olsen high-speed trimaran ferries
AUGUST 27, 2018 — Two new high-speed, 117m trimaran ferries for Spanish ferry operator Fred. Olsen, S.A. will each to be powered by four MTU 20-cylinder 8000 M71L engines and by Kamewa waterjets reports
Hybrid propulsion delivers environmental benefits
AUGUST 23, 2018 — Currently 98% of sea-going vessels are diesel powered, but ship owners and operators are taking an increasing interest in new technologies that will allow them to cut their