Spanish yard to build dual fuel hybrid ferry
MAY 28, 2014 — Spain’s LaNaval Shipyard (Construcciones Navales del Norte, S.L.) has signed a contract to design and build a new 1,750 passenger, 350 vehicle ferry for the Dutch company Royal
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Cape May – Lewes Ferry to celebrate 50th Anniversary
MAY 21, 2014 — The Cape May – Lewes Ferry is set to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. On July 1, 1964, the very first ferry vessel departed the Lewes, Delaware, terminal at
U.K. shipyard to build two harbor ferries for Malta
MAY 20, 2014 — Exeter,U.K., shipyard Exeter Maritime Services (EMS) located at Gabriel’s Wharf on the Exeter Canal, has won a contract to build two 19 m low wash catamaran ferries for
Rolls-Royce to support Mercy Ships
MAY 20, 2014 — Rolls-Royce is to support Mercy Ships, an international charity with the mission to increase global access to healthcare. Rolls-Royce will provide a comprehensive service offering for the equipment
South Korea will “dismantle” Coast Guard
MAY 19, 2013 — President Park Geun-hye of South Korea today made a televised “heartfelt apology” for having failed to prevent the sinking of the ferry Sewol on April 16 and for
Sewol captain and three others could face death sentences
MAY 15, 2014 — Prosecutors have now brought murder charges against the captain and three other crew members of the Sewol, the South Korean ferry that capsized last month, leaving 304 people
CoCo Yachts delivers first of two high speed ferries
MAY 12, 2014 — Peng Xing 15, the first of two CoCo Yachts Coastal Cruiser 200 high speed passenger ferries has been delivered to Peng Xing Shipping Company, Shenzhen, China, by AFAI
Korean Register chief resigns
APRIL 29, 2014 — Korean Register of Shipping Chairman and CEO Dr. Chon Young-Kee has has announced his resignation. The Korean Register said “Dr. Chon has decided to step down as chief
Korean prime minister resigns over ferry disaster
APRIL 27, 2014—Saying that the “government took inadequate measures and disappointed the public,” South Korea Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation on national television in the wake of the ferry capsizing
Prosecutors widen net as death toll rises in ferry disaster
APRIL 23, 2014 — The death toll in the Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster has passed a grim turning point, with the number of deaths now exceeding the number of those missing. As