Swedish operator orders LNG fueled ferry
NOVEMBER 14, 2014 — Sweden’s Rederi AB Gotland has signed a contract worth SEK 1 billion (about US $134.7 million) with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International for an LNG fueled passenger/cargo ferry. On
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Sewol ferry captain gets 36 year prison sentence
NOVEMBER 11, 2014 — Lee Joon-seok, 68, the captain of the Sewol ferry, was yesterday sentenced to 36 years in prison for abandoning ship in the April 16 sinking off Jindo, South
Canada buys replacement ferry for Bay of Fundy service
OCTOBER 29, 2014 — The Canadian Government has signed an agreement with Attica Holdings S.A. of Greece to acquire the RoPax ferry Blue Star Ithaki tfor a total cash consideration of EUR
Prosecutors seek death penalty for Sewol captain
OCTOBER 27, 2014 — South Korean prosecutors today asked Gwangju District Court to impose the death penalty on Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the ferry Sewol that capsized in April with the
Bids sought for LNG equipment for Staten Island ferry
OCTOBER 25, 2014—New York City’s plans for the convert one of its smaller ferries to burn Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) are moving ahead, after the city’s Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), Division of
Short sea operators hope for BWTS exemption
OCTOBER 23, 2014 — Ferry operators and other short sea operators could be cut a break on the requirement to fit ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) under the pending IMO Ballast Water
Virginia awards ferry design contract to Alion Science
OCTOBER 20, 2014—The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently awarded a contract to Alion Science and Technology to design a new 70-vehicle-capacity, double-ended ferry for service on the James River from Jamestown
S.F. ferry allides with piling, injuring 10
OCTOBER 14, 2014—A San Francisco ferry carrying about 230 passengers allided with a piling while backing out from a pier on October 12, resulting in minor injuries to 10 passengers. The Coast
Brittany Ferries ends LNG fueling project
OCTOBER 13, 2014 — Brittany Ferries has pulled the plug on plans to switch to LNG fueling that included the building of a 2,474 passenger/800 car LNG fueled ROpax ferry at STX
Pensacola to develop new ferry service
OCTOBER 5, 2014—The City of Pensacola on the west part of Florida’s panhandle will develop a new ferry service between its downtown, Pensacola Beach, and Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island. The