La Naval delivers ABC-powered hybrid RoPax ferry
JUNE 29, 2016 — Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte—La Naval — has now delivered Texelstroom, one of the world’s first hybrid RoPax ferries. The 135 m double ender has been built
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Austal to build 109 m high speed cat for Mols-Linien
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
Finland’s Rauma shipyard books RoPax order
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
Irish Ferries awards OSK-ShipTech RoPax interior contract
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
New high-speed ferry for Majestic Ferries
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
University of Strathclyde wins student ferry design prize
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
Ex-Hawaii ferry readies for role as The CAT
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
Irish Continental orders cruise ferry
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
Conrad christens Woods Hole ferry
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.
Marine Hospitality launches Fort Lauderdale Water Shuttle
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