Vancouver ferry service to get a third Damen SeaBus

JUNE 29, 2017 — TransLink, the Metro Vancouver regional transportation authority, has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for an additional SeaBus, to ferry passengers between downtown Vancouver and North

Glosten completes design of hybrid passenger-only ferry

JUNE 26, 2017 — Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten has completed the design of a 70 ft, 150-passenger-only hybrid ferry for Kitsap Transit, a public transportation agency based in

Brittany Ferries orders first LNG-fueled cross channel ferry

JUNE 23, 2017 — Brittany Ferries has firmed up an order with German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft for what will be the first LNG-fueled ferry in cross-Channel service. To be named Honfleur, she

Stena Line replaces plastic shopping bags

JUNE 20, 2017 — Stena Line distributes almost one million plastic shopping bags every year on board the 36 vessels operating on the ferry company’s 20 routes in Europe. Now they are

Incat Crowther monohull plays a dual role in New Caledonia

JUNE 20, 2017 — A 36 m monohull passenger ferry designed by Incat Crowther and built by Strategic Marine’s Vietnam shipyard is now fulfilling a dual role for Mary D Cruises in

New DHS Plum Island ferry has Wesmar bow thruster

JUNE 15, 2017 – Woodinville, WA, based Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics),reports that its 75 horsepower hydraulic stainless steel dual prop bow thruster has been installed on a 118′ x 27′ x 10′-

Brooke Shields christens new Circle Line boats

JUNE 14, 2017—Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises’ fleet of iconic green, white and red sightseeing vessels are as much a part of New York Harbor as the Statue of Liberty. Over the past

Damen’s Swedish repair yard wins ferry contract

JUNE 12, 2017 — Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet, Sweden. has won a contract for the refit and repair works of the 77 m long Ro/Ro ferry Castellafrom Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration). The vessel

MTU gas engine to be trialed in Lake Constance ferry

JUNE 12, 2017 — From 2019, Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Stadtwerke Konstanz, the local public utility in Konstanz, Germany, are to begin testing the marine propulsion technology of the future — in

BMT wins New Orleans RTA ferry design contract

JUNE 6, 2017 — BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, and sister company BMT Designers & Planners have won a contract for the design of the two 32 m

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