Blount Boats busy with ferry projects

OCTOBER 5, 2018 — Tucked away in the small New England town of Warren, RI, privately held Blount Boats has a long tradition of building passenger boats over its almost 70-year history.

AFAI launches 50th Incat Crowther built for China

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 — Recently launched by China’s AFAI Southern shipyard for Zuhai High Speed Ferry Company, the 40 m catamaran passenger ferry Xin Hai Bin is the 50th Incat Crowther designed

VIDEO: BMT develops new water taxi designs for Hong Kong

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 — BMT has introduced new vessel designs in response to a tender issued by Hong Kong’s Transport Department. BMT has applied its design experience in hybrid vessels and hull

Hong Kong shipyard launches 40 m Incat Crowther cat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 — Hong Kong’s Wang Tak Engineering and Shipbuilding Company has launched the 40 m catamaran passenger ferry Jiang Men. Operated by Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises, the vessel is the third

Miller Boat orders car/passenger ferry from Fraser Shipyards

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 — Family-owned Miller Boat Line, which operates ferries to Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island, OH, recently ordered a new 140 ft passenger/vehicle ferry from Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI, for

Austal Philippines delivers high speed cat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 — Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that its shipyard in Balamban, Cebu, has delivered a 30 m high speed aluminum catamaran to VS Grand Ferries of the Philippines. Designed

Austal to build 94 m fast ferry for Trinidad and Tobago

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 — Austal said yesterday that, following an announcement that the Trinidad and Tobago Cabinet has authorized the purchase of a fast ferry, it “looks forward to negotiating and resolving

Stena Line pilot implements AI technology on board ship

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 – As a central part of its efforts to reduce fuel consumption and minimize environmental impact, leading European ferry operator Stena Line is now running a pilot study implementing

MAN wins contract for first RoPax ferry LNG conversions

AUGUST 29, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària has selected MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales division of MAN Energy Solutions, to convert two RoPax ferries to dual-fuel operation. The sister ships Nápoles and

Bristol Harbor Group designing new high-speed boat for Sayville Ferry

AUGUST 27, 2018 — Naval architects and marine engineers Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), Bristol, RI, reports that it was recently contracted for the design of a new aluminum, monohull, high-speed ferry

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