ferry

Siemens solution for Finnish battery powered ferry

MARCH 7, 2016 — Siemens is to provide the complete electro-technical solution for Finland’s first battery-powered car ferry. The vessel was ordered by Finferries from Polish shipbuilder Crist S.A. last year and

Cape Town shipbuilder wins major ferry order

MARCH 2, 2016 — Cape Town, South Africa, shipbuilder Nautic Africa has signed a R347 million ($22 million) agreement with Citrans (Compagnie Ivoirienne des Transports) to build the first 18 ferries in

Incat Crowther joins the search for Nessie

MARCH 1, 2016 — A 20 m catamaran passenger ferry under construction at Exeter Fabrication Ltd in England  will ply the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland, taking tourists in search of

Wheelchair user sues Statue Cruises

FEBRUARY 12, 2016 — Wheelchair user David Heard, a United Spinal Association member employee and filed a lawsuit Thursday against Statue Cruises, LLC, for its failure to provide safe and lawful ferry

Lake Constance ferry to get LNG propulsion

FEBRUARY 4, 2016—Rolls-Royce and the local public utility in Constance, Germany, Stadtwerke Konstanz, have teamed up to develop a liquid natural gas (LNG) propulsion system based on MTU engines for a new

North Carolina ferry in grounding incident

FEBRUARY 1, 2016 — The North Carolina Department of Transportation says that at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, January 30, the Ferry Division vessel M/V Roanoke ran soft aground on its way

Ferry giant FRS takes majority in Clipper, eyes Cuba

JANUARY 19, 2016 — Flensburg, Germany, based ferry operator FRS (Förde Reederei Seetouristik mbH) has acquired a majority interest in Seattle, WA, based Clipper Navigation, Inc., whose Clipper Vacations operates the Victoria