Made in Michigan ferry christened in Mackinaw City
JULY 13, 2015 — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder yesterday christened the newest addition to the Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry fleet, the $3.8 million, 85-foot Miss Margy. It is the first ferry to
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BC Ferries shortlists three for Spirit LNG conversions
JULY 9, 2015 — Canada’s BC Ferries announced today thatit has shortlisted three shipyards, including one British Columbia yard, for the mid-life upgrades of its two Spirit Class vessels, which include converting
Northern Ireland ferry to have Voith Schneider propulsion
JUNE 23, 2015 — A double ended ferry under construction at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England, will replace an existing ferry on the route between Strangford and Portaferry in County
Saft to supply battery systems for hybrid ferry
JUNE 23, 2015 — Bagnolet, France, headquartered Saft S.A. has won a contract to supply state-of-the-art Li-ion (lithium ion) battery systems to Rotterdam headquarterd Imtech Marine which (as we reported earlier) will
Visedo to supply system for 50 m all-electric ferry
JUNE 9, 2015 — Finnish electric drive train specialist Visedo has been selected as the sole electric-system supplier for a fully electric ferry to be built by the Danish shipbuilder Søby Shipyard
Boston Harbor Cruises completes fast ferry repower
JUNE 9, 2015 — Boston Harbor Cruises’ Provincetown Fast Ferry, Salacia is officially back at work after being drydocked at Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA, from January through May to undergo an almost
Tanzanian operator takes delivery of eighth Incat Crowther
JUNE 5, 2015 — Richardson Devine Marine of Tasmania, Australia, has delivered the 39 m catamaran passenger ferry Kilimanjaro V, to Tanzania-based operator Azam Marine. It is the eighth Incat Crowther designed
Imtech to suppy key equipment for hybrid ferry
MAY 21, 2015 — Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine will again supply the electric and hybrid propulsion system for the third hybrid ferry ordered from the Glagow shipyard of Ferguson Marine by Caledonian
Long Island to get Sea Jitney service
MAY 19, 2015 — Ferry operator Seastreak is partnering with the Bridgeport–Port Jefferson Ferry and Hampton Jitney to offer a new intermodal service linking New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut with
Battery powered ferry enters service in Norway
MAY 19, 2015 – Ampere, the world’s first battery powered electric car and passenger ferry, has entered service in Norway. Built by the Fjellstrand shipyard, the ferry only uses 150 kWh per