Remontowa to build two diesel electric hybrid ferries for Norled

JULY 26, 2018 — Norwegian ferry operator Norled has ordered two double ended diesel electric hybrid ferries from Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding.  Norled has a fleet of some 80 ferries. Six of them

Mitsubishi launches ferry with a space travel theme

JULY 5, 2018 — A 192.5 m ferry christened and launched yesterday by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Yokohama, Japan, shipyard, has a “space travel” interior design theme. Named Kitakami, the vessel is being built

BMT launches new hybrid ferry design

JULY 3, 2018 — BMT has launched a new hybrid ferry design that could pave the way for a cleaner, more cost-efficient energy option for ferry operators. At 31 m, the 149-passenger

Danish ferry operator firms up contract for high speed hybrid

JULY 2, 2018 — Denmark’s Hvide Sande Shipyard, Steel & Service and ÆrøXpressen A/S have firmed up a contract for a high speed hybrid car and passenger ferry for operation between Rudkøbing

Scottish shipbuilder gets EU funding for hydrogen-fueled car ferry

JUNE 20, 2018 — A European consortium led by Port Glasgow, Scotland, shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering has won EU funding for a project that will see the construction of the world’s first

Irish Ferries faces further delay to delivery of W.B. Yeats

JUNE 12, 2018 — Irish Ferries today told customers that it is facing further delays in delivery of its newbuild ferry W. B. Yeats by German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft & Co. KG.

German ferry operator W.D.R. christens latest addition to its fleet

JUNE 9, 2018 — German ferry operator W.D.R. (Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH) christened its latest newbuilding, the 75.88 m x 17.08 m double ended RoPax ferry Norderaue, on June 8. Heike Tholund,

Fisher Island ferries on track at St. Johns Ship Building

JUNE 4, 2018 — St. Johns Shipbuilding (SJSB), Palatka, FL, recently announced that it is on schedule with the construction of two 152 ft x 52 ft ferries for Fisher Island. Designed

St. Johns Ship Building flips hull for first of two Fisher Island ferries

JUNE 1, 2018 — St. Johns Ship Building (SJSB), Palatka, FL, recently completed the flip of the hull for the first of two 152 ft x 52 ft  ferries specifically designed to transport

Stena RoRo orders LNG-fueled RoPax to charter to Brittany Ferries

MAY 27, 2018 — Stena RoRo recently ordered its sixth Roll-on/Roll-Off Passenger (RoPax) ferry in the Stena E-Flexer RoPax Class from China’s AVIC International Shipyard. This vessel will be built to burn

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