Dazzling performance by Mersey shipyard
MARCH 18, 2015—As part of the events to mark the centenary of World War I, Birkenhead, U.K., shipyard and marine engineering services company Cammell Laird has completed painting the Mersey ferry Snowdrop
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ABB solutions picked for Tallink LNG-fueled fast ferry
MARCH 16, 2015 — ABB has won an order to deliver complete electric power plant, electrical propulsion systems and an energy management solution for the LNG-fueled fast ropax ferry ordered by Estonia’s
Tallink LNG fueled ferry to have Wärtsilä DF engines
MARCH 12, 2015 — The new fast ropax ferry ordered by Estonia’s Tallink Grupp at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland (see earlier story), will feature Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines running primarily on
LNG fueled Tallink ferry to have MacGregor RoRo package
MARCH 9, 2015 — MacGregor has secured a new contract from the Meyer Turku Shipyard for a complete turnkey delivery of RoRo cargo access and handling equipment for the environmentally friendly RoPax
Tallink orders LNG fueled fast ferry at Meyer Turku
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 — Following up on a letter of intent signed in December last year, Estonia’s AS Tallink Grupp has signed a contract with shipbuilder Meyer Turku Oy for the construction
Davie lays keel for LNG fueled ferry
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — Chantier Davie Canada Inc. today held a keel-laying ceremony at its Lévis, Québec, shipyard to mark the beginning of the hull assembly for the MV Armand-Imbeau II. The
Zuhai fast cats to have Rolls-Royce propulsion package
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — Rolls-Royce is to supply waterjets and high speed MTU diesel engines to power two new aluminum catamaran fast ferries for Chinese ferry operator Zhuhai High-Speed Passenger Ferry Co
Gladding-Hearn books order for high-speed ferry
FEBRUARY 25, 2015 — Hy-Line Cruises, a division of Hyannis Harbor Tours, Inc., Hyannis, MA, has ordered a new 493-passenger, high-speed catamaran from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, the Duclos Corporation, for delivery in 2016.
Nichols Brothers completes EBDG designed ferry
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders, Freeland, WA, has completed construction of the 115 ft x 47.6 ft, 23 car, 100 passenger ferry M/V Oscar B. Designed by Seattle’s Elliott Bay
Seaspan Ferries dual fuel duo to be battery hybrid vessels
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — The two 148.9 dual fuel ferries ordered by Seaspan Ferries Corporation from Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard (see earlier story) will, in fact, be battery hybrid vessels. Under a contract