MTU gas engines ordered for Doeksen cats
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 — Singapore headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine and Rolls-Royce signed a contract at the SMM event in Hamburg today covering the delivery of four MTU gas engines for two new
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Cat power solutions picked for Stena Line newbuilds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016— Pon Power A/S and Caterpillar Marine report that Cat power solutions have been selected to power four 3100 LM RoPax Ferries for Stena Line. With 3,100 lane m in
Seastreak to add 600 passenger cat to fleet
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 — Incat Crowther has been awarded a contract to design a 148 ft catamaran passenger ferry for New York ferry operator Seastreak LLC. The vessel has been developed in
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
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