Delivery of LNG-fueled cruise ferry delayed
APRIL 18, 2013 — Delivery of Stavangerfjord, the first of two LNG-fueled cruise ferries ordered from Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard by Fjord Line will be delayed by up to three weeks
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FHWA budget seeks $67 million for ferry boat program
APRIL 11, 2013 — Buried away in the FY 2014 budget request for the Federal Highways Administration (FHA) is a $67 million request for the Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal
Indonesia releases Skaugen vessel after six months detention
APRIL 8, 2013 — After payment of an out of court settlement of an undisclosed amount, Norgas Cathinka, the IM Skaugen Group vessel involved in a September 26, 2012 collision with the
Susitna attracts just one bid
APRIL 1, 2013 — The $80 million multipurpose ferry Susitna attracted just one bid — for $751,000 — when the Matanuska-Susitna Borough opened bids for the vessel Friday, reports the Alaska Daily
Stockholm offers vessel-to-vessel LNG bunkering
MARCH 29, 2012 — Stockholm, Sweden, has become the world’s first port to offer vessel-to-vessel LNG bunkering facilities for a large passenger vessel. Earlier this month, Helena Bonnier, Chair of the Board
Latest 112 m Incat wave piercer heads for Denmark
MARCH 26, 2013 – The latest 112 m wave piercing catamaran from shipbuilder Incat Tasmania, KatExpress 2, is on its 12,500 mile delivery voyage from Hobart, via the Panama Canal, to Denmark.
Coal-burning S.S. Badger gets a two-season reprieve
MARCH 22, 2013 — S.S. Badger, the last large coal-burning steam ferry in the U.S., will be able to keep operating, and dumping coal ash into Lake Michigan, until the end of
Battery powered ferry to have Azipull propulsion
MARCH 22, 2013 — Rolls-Royce plc has signed a contract for the delivery of its Azipull propulsion and control system for a “ferry of the future” that will operate on battery power
Wesmar to supply bow thrusters for Australian ferry
MARCH 19, 2013 — Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics, Inc.), Woodinville, WA, has won an order from Hydraquip, Tasmania, Australia, for two commercial bow thruster systems for installation on a steel-hulled car/passenger ferry.
Wärtsilä wins Viking Grace maintenance agreement
MARCH 14, 2013 — Wärtsilä has signed a five year maintenance agreement with Finnish shipowner Viking Line. The agreement, which became effective from March 1, is for maintaining and servicing of Wärtsilä