JUNE 23, 2016 — Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has secured another significant order for its Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard. Worth about A$100 million (about US$74 million) the contract covers design and
JUNE 22, 2016 — Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has won its first newbuilding contract since its establishment in 2014 on the site of the former STX Finland Rauma shipyard (see
JUNE 16, 2016 — Copenhagen, Denmark, based OSK-ShipTech A/S says it has been chosen by Irish Ferries to work with it on the interiors for the EUR 144 million RoPax cruise ferry
JUNE 14, 2016—Singapore’s Majestic Ferries recently took delivery of the Majestic 7, the first of four 200-passenger, high-speed catamaran ferries for service between Singapore and Batam. Based on a design by Incat
JUNE 2, 2016 — The University of Strathclyde, Scotland, is the winner of the $5,000 first prize this year’s International Student Design Competition for a Safe Affordable Ferry. The annual competition is
JUNE 1, 2016 — Bay Ferries Limited reports that The CAT high-speed ferry was refloated May 25 following an extensive period of refit, upgrade, and repair at Detyens Shipyards, Charleston, SC, that
MAY 31, 2016 — Dublin headquartered Irish Continental Group plc (ICG) is investing EUR 144 million to build a new cruise ferry for its Irish Ferries operation. To be built by German
MAY 26, 2016 —Conrad Shipyard reports that the M/V Woods Hole, a 235-foot ferry built for the Steamship Authority of Woods Hole, MA, was recently christened at Conrad Aluminum in Amelia, LA.
MAY 25, 2016 — Marine Hospitality Corporation of Fort Lauderdale, FL, has launched a new service, Water-Shuttle Fort Lauderdale, using a fleet of flamingo pink boats to offer passengers a unique way
MAY 25, 2016 — Spain’s Gondan Shipyard has signed a contract with Acuña Group member Naviera Nabia for a 250 passenger GRP (glass reinforced polyester) catamaran ferry that will operate in the
