Korean RoPax ferry to have Wartsila scrubber
MAY 17, 2017 — Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply an exhaust gas cleaning system for a new Korean ferry. The 31,000 gross tonnage RoPax vessel is being built for Weidong Ferry
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University of Liege wins 2017 WFSA student ferry competition
MAY 10, 2017 — Teams from the University of Liege, Webb Institute and the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, have taken the first, second and third prizes respectively in the Worldwide Ferry
New FRS cat to have MTU engines and Kamewa waterjets
MAY 9, 2017 — Rolls-Royce has received an order from the Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) Shipping Group in Flensburg, Germany, to supply four 16-cylinder MTU Series 4000 engines and four Kamewa S71
New Water Bus wows Damen guests
MAY 2, 2017 — Damen Shipyards recently demonstrated its next generation composite Water Bus, the 240, at an event held at its headquarters in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. Reactions from the guests included
Historic Turku ferry converted to all-electric operation
APRIL 28, 2017 — Finland’s oldest operating ferry will be relaunched tomorrow as its first all-electric passenger vessel after being fitted with a Visedo zero-emission electric drivetrain. The historic ferry Föri initially
Thordon water-lubricated bearing for new fast ferry
APRIL 24, 2017—New Zealand operator Fullers Group’s new 34.9m catamaran ferry Korora will feature Thordon Bearings’ TG100 seal as part of its water-lubricated propeller shaft arrangement based around a Henley Integrated Propulsion
Headed for Denmark: Molslinjen’s new cat leaves Tasmania
APRIL 21, 2017 — The 109 m high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran ferry Express 3 has departed Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania on her delivery voyage to Denmark via the Panama Canal. The entirely
LNG fueled ferries to have MAN Cryo fuel-gas supply systems
APRIL 19, 2017 — MAN Cryo, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s marine-LNG fuel-gas-system manufacturer, has signed a contract with the Vard shipyard group in Norway to deliver a fuel-gas supply system (FGSS) for the
NYC Ferry names its first vessel: Lunchbox
APRIL 17, 2017 — Mayor Bill de Blasio today welcomed the first three NYC Ferry vessels into New York Harbor. The boats departed from Liberty Landing in New Jersey this morning before
Great Lakes Shipyard drydocks Kelleys Island ferry
APRIL 12, 2017 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has been was awarded contract by Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Line, Marblehead, Ohio for work on the M/V Carlee Emily that includes the