NTSB makes ferry safety recommendations
MAY 25, 2012—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently concluded that the probable cause of a loss of propulsion control of a Staten Island Ferry two years ago was the failure
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STX Rauma lays keel for double-ended ferry
Finland’s STX Rauma Shipyard recently held the keel-laying of the double-ended ferry for Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy (Finferries). The environmentally friendly next-generation ferry will be delivered to Finferries at the end of this
Aluminium Marine delivers 195-passenger ferry
Aluminium Marine, Queensland, Australia, recently launched and delivered the 24m x 8.5m catamaran ferry Freedom Sovereign to Freedom Fast Cats, Queensland, Australia. Freedom Fast Cats has also operated the 1980-built Freedom Flyer
Cargo ship master faces alcohol charge after collision with Stena ferry
The BBC reports that the captain of a vessel involved in a collision with a Stenaline ferry at the mouth of Belfast Lough will appear in court on Friday on a charge
Art Anderson Associates hires Sean McKee as Marine Electrical Engineer
Bremerton, Wash.,based Art Anderson Associates has hired Sean McKee, PE as a Senior Marine Electrical Engineer. He will work in the firm’s Marine Division, and be responsible for leading and executing electrical
Congressman says Port Townsend to get $1.3 million for ferry
U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks says that the U.S. Department of Transportation has approved the award of $1.3 million to the Port of Port Townsend, Washington, to assist in the construction of a