High speed cat fits JRC high speed solid state S-band

JULY 13, 2016 — JRC reports that the world’s first, smallest and IMO compliant solid state S-band radar with 8-ft antenna and high speed rotation has been installed on the high speed

MTU marine gas engine completes 3,000 hours testing

JULY 7, 2016 —Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG reports that the new MTU marine gas engine has successfully completed 3,000 hours on the test bed and is on track to go into series

Allision disrupts Steam Ship Authority ferry services

JULY 7, 2016 —  Service by the Steamship Authority (the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority) was disrupted yesterday when the double ended freight ferry Governor reportedly lost steering at

Latest Red Funnel cat completes sea trials

JULY 1, 2016 — The latest addition to the U.K.’s Red Funnel ferry fleet, Red Jet 6, successfully completed it first sea trials last month and will go into service in July

La Naval delivers ABC-powered hybrid RoPax ferry

JUNE 29, 2016 — Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte—La Naval — has now delivered Texelstroom, one of the world’s first  hybrid RoPax ferries. The 135 m double ender has been built

Austal to build 109 m high speed cat for Mols-Linien

JUNE 23, 2016 — Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has secured another significant order for its Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard. Worth about A$100 million (about US$74 million) the contract covers design and

Finland’s Rauma shipyard books RoPax order

JUNE 22, 2016 — Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has won its first newbuilding contract since its establishment in 2014 on the site of the former STX Finland Rauma shipyard (see

Irish Ferries awards OSK-ShipTech RoPax interior contract

JUNE 16, 2016 — Copenhagen, Denmark, based OSK-ShipTech A/S says it has been chosen by Irish Ferries to work with it on the interiors for the EUR 144 million RoPax cruise ferry

New high-speed ferry for Majestic Ferries

JUNE 14, 2016—Singapore’s Majestic Ferries recently took delivery of the Majestic 7, the first of four 200-passenger, high-speed catamaran ferries for service between Singapore and Batam. Based on a design by Incat

University of Strathclyde wins student ferry design prize

JUNE 2, 2016 — The University of Strathclyde, Scotland, is the winner of the $5,000 first prize this year’s International Student Design Competition for a Safe Affordable Ferry. The annual competition is

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