Boston Harbor Cruises completes fast ferry repower

JUNE 9, 2015 — Boston Harbor Cruises’ Provincetown Fast Ferry, Salacia is officially back at work after being drydocked at Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA, from January through May to undergo an almost

Tanzanian operator takes delivery of eighth Incat Crowther

JUNE 5, 2015 — Richardson Devine Marine of Tasmania, Australia, has delivered the 39 m catamaran passenger ferry Kilimanjaro V, to Tanzania-based operator Azam Marine. It is the eighth Incat Crowther designed

Imtech to suppy key equipment for hybrid ferry

MAY 21, 2015 — Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine will again supply the electric and hybrid propulsion system for the third hybrid ferry ordered from the Glagow shipyard of Ferguson Marine by Caledonian

Long Island to get Sea Jitney service

MAY 19, 2015 — Ferry operator Seastreak is partnering with the Bridgeport–Port Jefferson Ferry and Hampton Jitney to offer a new intermodal service linking New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut with

Battery powered ferry enters service in Norway

MAY 19, 2015 – Ampere, the world’s first battery powered electric car and passenger ferry, has entered service in Norway. Built by the Fjellstrand shipyard, the ferry only uses 150 kWh per

Why naval architects need indemnity insurance

MAY 15, 2015 — Naval architects need to be aware of the need to protect themselves against their exposure to liability for damages resulting from errors in design work, says a leading

Baleara applies for license for Florida to Cuba ferry routes

MAY 12, 2015 — Spain’s Balearia Group has applied to the U.S. Treasury Department for a license to operate  ferry service between the U.S. and Cuba. It is not one of the

BC Ferries christens its first cable ferry

MAY 8, 2015 — BC Ferries christened its newest vessel and first-ever cable ferry, Baynes Sound Connector, in a ceremony at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, today at which

Five get OFAC licenses for U.S.-Cuba ferry service

MAY 6, 2015 — The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) yesterday issued a guidance regarding travel between the United States and Cuba covering on which individuals may be transported

Secretary Foxx designates new Marine Highway Projects

APRIL 30, 2015 — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has designated three new Marine Highway Projects. The Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, previously designated as the M-55 and M-35, connecting Chicago and Minneapolis

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