Baleària to convert five ferries to LNG fueling
AUGUST 1, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària is to invest 60 million euros (about $70 million) to switch the engines in five of the current ferries in its fleet to LNG
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Mexico’s Ultramar takes delivery of second cat from Louisiana shipyard
JULY 31, 2018 — Mexican operator Ultramar has taken delivery of Ultramar II, the second in a series of high capacity 48 m Incat Crowther designed catamaran passenger ferries built by the
Remontowa to build two diesel electric hybrid ferries for Norled
JULY 26, 2018 — Norwegian ferry operator Norled has ordered two double ended diesel electric hybrid ferries from Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding. Norled has a fleet of some 80 ferries. Six of them
Mitsubishi launches ferry with a space travel theme
JULY 5, 2018 — A 192.5 m ferry christened and launched yesterday by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Yokohama, Japan, shipyard, has a “space travel” interior design theme. Named Kitakami, the vessel is being built
BMT launches new hybrid ferry design
JULY 3, 2018 — BMT has launched a new hybrid ferry design that could pave the way for a cleaner, more cost-efficient energy option for ferry operators. At 31 m, the 149-passenger
Danish ferry operator firms up contract for high speed hybrid
JULY 2, 2018 — Denmark’s Hvide Sande Shipyard, Steel & Service and ÆrøXpressen A/S have firmed up a contract for a high speed hybrid car and passenger ferry for operation between Rudkøbing
Scottish shipbuilder gets EU funding for hydrogen-fueled car ferry
JUNE 20, 2018 — A European consortium led by Port Glasgow, Scotland, shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering has won EU funding for a project that will see the construction of the world’s first
Irish Ferries faces further delay to delivery of W.B. Yeats
JUNE 12, 2018 — Irish Ferries today told customers that it is facing further delays in delivery of its newbuild ferry W. B. Yeats by German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft & Co. KG.
German ferry operator W.D.R. christens latest addition to its fleet
JUNE 9, 2018 — German ferry operator W.D.R. (Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH) christened its latest newbuilding, the 75.88 m x 17.08 m double ended RoPax ferry Norderaue, on June 8. Heike Tholund,
Fisher Island ferries on track at St. Johns Ship Building
JUNE 4, 2018 — St. Johns Shipbuilding (SJSB), Palatka, FL, recently announced that it is on schedule with the construction of two 152 ft x 52 ft ferries for Fisher Island. Designed