New monohull passenger vessel leads a double life
AUGUST 29, 2016 — Incat Crowther has designed a new 36 m monohull tour vessel to play a double role. Set for delivery to Mary D. Cruises of New Caledonia later this
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VIDEO: Viking Grace receives 1,000th LNG bunkering
AUGUST 25, 2016 — Swedish company AGA Gas AB recently performed its one thousandth bunkering of Viking Grace, the largest passenger ferry thus far to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel.
Austal’s Chinese JV books first ferry order
AUGUST 18, 2016 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that Aulong Shipbuilding, a joint venture company between Austal and China’s Guandong Jianglong Shipbuilding has won its first ferry contract. The A$10 million (about
VIDEO: Cruise ferry catches fire off Puerto Rico
AUGUST 17, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued hundreds of people aboard a cruise ferry that caught fire off Puerto Rico The Coast Guard and local police took most of
BMT Nigel Gee to design LNG fueled Doeksen duo
AUGUST 3, 2016 — Triyards subsidiary Strategic Marine has chosen Southampton, U.K., based BMT Nigel Gee to design the two 70 m LNG-fueled RoPax ferries that its Vung Tau, Vietnam, shipyard is
Double ended hybrid ferry features dual AlphaBridge
JULY 27, 2016 — The 135 m double-ended CNG hybrid ferry Texelstroom, recently delivered by Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte—La Naval (see earlier story), features an advanced dual JRC/Alphatron AlphaBridge. The
VIDEO: Steamship Authority takes delivery of new ferry
JULY 26, 2016 — The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority has taken delivery of the 235 ft M/V Woods Hole. Built by Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, LA, the
NY Waterway ferry makes “hard landing”
JULY 24, 2016 — Seventeen passengers aboard the New York Waterway ferry Peter R. Weiss were injured after it struck a dock in Jersey City on Saturday night, local media report, citing
U.K. ferry will feature battery hybrid technology
JULY 22, 2016 — A new ferry being built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey for U.K. operator Wightlink will be the first to utilize Wärtsilä hybrid battery technology to improve efficiency,
Wartsila optimizes Finnish operator’s engine performance
JULY 21, 2016 — Wärtsilä and Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö have extended their long-term maintenance agreement for Eckerö’s entire fleet of five vessels. Åland, Finland, based Eckerö consists of four companies: Birka Cruises AB,