Sicily to get a “made in Sicily” ferry
Italy’s Sicilian Region is to get an entirely “made in Sicily” ferry to link it with its smaller islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria. The EUR 120 million contract for the LNG dual-fueled
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Two more CMAL hybrid ferries will have Leclanché battery systems
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, based energy storage system specialist Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN) has been selected for a second battery system project for vessels under construction for Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). The
Polish RoPax trio will feature MacGregor RO/RO packages
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of RO/RO equipment for the three new LNG-fueled, hybrid-electric RoPax ferries on order at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding for the Polish ferry
Wärtsilä scrubbers to be installed in two RoPax newbuilds
Under a contract signed last month with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), two newbuild 218-meter roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) will be fitted with Wärtsilä exhaust gas cleaning systems. The contract will see Wärtsilä
TT-Line twosome to be MacGregor equipped
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new cargo access equipment order for the two RoPax vessels to be built by Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for TT-Line Company Pty Ltd.,
Stena RoRo completes Stena Scandica stretch conversion
Stena RoRo reports that the RoPax vessel Stena Scandica, the former Stena Lagan, is set to enter service at the beginning July after a conversion at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey,
DNV launches digital EEXI calculator
Classification society DNV estimates that currently up to 30,000 vessels will need to take action to comply with the upcoming EEXI regulation, likely be adopted at this week’s 76th meeting of the
VIDEO: Hospital ship Global Mercy completes sea trials
The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, Global Mercy, has completed sea trials. Gothenburg, Sweden-based Stena RoRo, which is managing construction of the ship on behalf of the international charity organization Mercy Ships,
Finnish RoPax runs aground
Viking Line’s 1988-built RoPax Amorella, which operates on the Turku, Finland, to Stockholm, Sweden route, grounded at Järsö, in the Åland archipelago at 12.50 pm, Finnish time, yesterday with 200 passengers and
Latest E-Flexer has added passenger capacity
Delivered September 3 by Chinese shipbuilder CMI Jinling (Weihai), the Galicia is the third of nine E-Flexer RoPax vessels on order at the yard for StenaRoRo. It is the first of three