BC Ferries orders cable ferry

FEBRUARY 27, 2014 —  BC Ferries has awarded Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards of North Vancouver a $15 million contract for the construction of a new cable ferry to service its Buckley Bay –

Schottel propels new generation of Panama tugs

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — The Panama Canal Authority has invested in a new generation of powerful tugs with the muscle needed to handle the larger ships of the Post-Panamax era. In the

Midship Marine to build ferry for Mexican operator

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Midship Marine, Harvey, LA, is to build a 48 m Incat Crowther design catamaran passenger ferry for UltraMar of Cancun, Mexico. It will operate on UltraMar’s busy Playa

Fjord Line takes delivery of second LNG fueled cruise ferry

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard has successfully delivered the LNG fueled cruise ferry MV Bergensfjord to Fjord Line. The cruise ferry is a sister ship of MV Stavangerfjord

Cassens Werft books ROpax order

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — Shipbuilder Cassens Werft, Emden, Germany, has been awarded a contract by AG Reederei Norden – Frisia for a double ended ROpax ferry that will serve between Nordeich on

EBDG to design new Steamship Authority ferry

FEBRUARY 3, 2014 — Seattle headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has been awarded a multiple-phase project to design a new freight and passenger ferry for

EBDG to design new car ferry for The Steamship Authority

FEBRUARY 3, 2014—The City of Seattle has plenty of reasons to celebrate today, given the resounding victory recorded by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Leading naval architectural and marine engineering

EC: Italian ferry operator must repay unfair subsidy

JANUARY 22, 2014 — The European Commission says Italian ferry operator Saremar must repay €10.8 million of state aid paid it by the region of Sardinia. After an in-depth investigation, the Commission

N.Y. City looks to expand ferry services

JANUARY 14, 2014—Despite the devastating impact of Super Storm Sandy on New York City’s shoreline communities in 2012, development of residential properties along the waterfront of the city’s five boroughs is booming.

Brittany Ferries orders LNG fueled ferry at STX France

JANUARY 14, 2014 — Brittany Ferries and shipbuilder STX France SA have now signed a contract covering the construction of a 2,474 passenger LNG fueled ferry for delivery in fourth quarter 2016.

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