APRIL 11,2016 — Poland’s Remontowa Ship Repair Yard S.A. has awarded Wärtsilä the contract to supply the engines, propulsion machinery, integrated automation systems, and gas handling systems required for the mid-life upgrades
APRIL 11,2016 — Triyards Holdings Limited reports that its subsidiary, Strategic Marine has won a EUR 44 million ($50 million) contract from Netherlands ferry operator Rederij Doeksen for the construction of two
MARCH 30, 2016 — After a hitch with the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, the former Hawaii Superferry Alakai is to return to civilian life, for a time at least, operating a
MARCH 24, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa Ship Repair Yard S.A. of Gdansk has won a $140 million contract for the mid-life upgrades (MLUs) of BC Ferries two Spirit Class ferries. The upgrade
MARCH 17, 2016 — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio yesterday announced that Hornblower, Inc. is to be the operator of the new Citywide Ferry Service, which is on track to
MARCH 9, 2016 — Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque is assisting DFDS Seaways in a major refit and rebranding program, with five vessels successfully completed so far. Two more ferries are currently at the
MARCH 9, 2016 — In MARPOL Special Areas such as the Baltic Sea, ships will soon be required to remove nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous before returning water to the sea. To
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
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
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
