NTSB issues Seastreak Wall Street incident findings
APRIL 9, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the ferry Seastreak Wall Street struck Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan in January 2013, because the captain lost control of
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Newspaper story questions SI Ferry safety
APRIL 8, 2014 — Staten Island Ferry riders can’t have felt too comfortable after reading a recent New York Post story that called the ferries “ticking time bombs.” The story was based
Hybrid ferry achieves 38% fuel savings
APRIL 7, 2014 — Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine says that a hybrid propulsion system supplied for the first diesel electric, hybrid ferries built for Scottish state-owned ferry operator, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd
Battery powered ferry completes flawless six months
APRIL 3, 2014 — Mississauga, Ontario, headquartered Electrovaya Inc. (TSX:EFL) reports that a cable ferry powered by one of its battery systems has now been sailing between Mjånes and Hisarøy in Norway
Moseley steps down as WSF head
MARCH 21, 2014 — David Moseley is stepping down as Washington State Ferries chief. “Recognizing that the ferry system is in a stronger position than when I came six years ago, I
Baleària to install ABB energy management package
MARCH 14, 2014 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària is to install ABB energy management systems on one of its largest vessels, the 1,200 passenger, 105 vehicle Martin i Soler. It has an
Color Line ferry set for scrubber installation at FaYard
MARCH 12, 2014 — Color Line’s high speed ferry Superspeed 2 is set to enter Denmark’s FaYard shipyard later this month for what will be the first installation of Wärtsilä’s new inline
BV to class Brittany Ferries gas-fueled ROpax newbuild
MARCH 10, 2014 — The 2,474 passenger/800 car LNG fueled ferry ordered by Brittany Ferries from shipbuilder STX France SA will be classed by Bureau Veritas which will also oversee the conversion
BC Ferries orders cable ferry
FEBRUARY 27, 2014 — BC Ferries has awarded Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards of North Vancouver a $15 million contract for the construction of a new cable ferry to service its Buckley Bay –
Schottel propels new generation of Panama tugs
FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — The Panama Canal Authority has invested in a new generation of powerful tugs with the muscle needed to handle the larger ships of the Post-Panamax era. In the