Nova Scotia to make new effort to find ferry operator
MARCH 5, 2013 — The Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, says the province will continue its efforts to find a qualified company to run a new ferry service in Yarmouth, and will
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MTN Satellite offers new broadband solution
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Miramar, FL, based MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) say it has entered into an exclusive partnership with BATS, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, to market the Broadband Antenna Tracking and Stabilization
USCG marks temporary route for Hatteras – Ocracoke ferry
FEBRUARY 20, 2013 — The Coast Guard began work Tuesday placing temporary aids to navigation needed to open a substitute route for North Carolina’s Hatteras to Ocracoke ferry. The Hatteras to Ocracoke
Bangladesh shipbuilder delivers ferry to Danish owner
FEBRUARY 19, 2013 — Bangladesh shipbuilder Western Marine Shipyard Ltd. has handed over the RO/RO passenger ferry Isefjord to Danish operator Hundested-Rørvig Færgefart A/S. The ferry, with a capacity of 147 passengers
Virginia DOT issues RFP for new ferry design
FEBRUARY 16, 2013—The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has issued a Request for Proposals for the design and construction management of a new 70-vehicle capacity, double-ended ferry for the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry service.
BHC lone bidder for Salem ferry service
FEBRUARY 10, 2013—Boston Harbor Cruises, Boston, MA, is the only bidder to operate a high-speed ferry service between Salem, MA, to Boston for the 2013 season, according to local reports. The Salem
Mat-Su Borough tries to give Susitna away
JANUARY 29, 2013 — When we last reported on the SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) Expeditionary Craft ferry Susitna, it was to report that the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska had asked
EU funds study of barriers to LNG fueling
JANUARY 29, 2013 — Viking Line, which has just placed the 2,800-passenger dual fuel cruise ferry Viking Grace into service, is among participants in a project aimed at identifying and addressing potential
Cruise ferry is first ship to gain new BV notation
JANUARY 21, 2013 — Bureau Veritas has issued its first voluntary SEEMP notation to the 1,500-passenger and 500-car cruise ferry Cap Finistère, operated by France’s Brittany Ferries. “Proactive shipowners like Brittany Ferries
New head of Alaska ferry system
JANUARY 17, 2013 — Reuben Yost has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF). As deputy commissioner, ost will oversee the Alaska Marine Highway System