AVIC Weihai lays keel for first of new Stena RoPax ferries
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Stena Line has marked a milestone in the construction of a series of new RoPax ferries, set for deliveries in 2019 and 2020, that will be 50% bigger
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VIDEO: Finnlines continues to add capacity
JANUARY 30, 2018 — Helsinki headquartered Grimaldi Group member Finnlines is continuing to expand its fleet In response to growing volumes. It has just taken delivery of the second of four ships
Destination Gotland inks LNG fuel contract with Nauticor
JANUARY 22, 2018 — Swedish ferry operator Destination Gotland AB has signed a contract with Hamburg based Linde Group subsidiary Nauticor GmbH & Co. KG covering the supply of liquefied natural gas
Small screw came loose, big ferry grounded
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 — Loosening of setscrew less than 8 mm long led to the grounding of a 99 m long ROpax, according to the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into
Austal: “We’re still negotiating with Fjord Line”
AUGUST 21, 2017 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) said today that it is still in discussions with Fjord Line AS on the 1,200-passenger, 400-car catamaran that the Norwegian company last week announced as
Fosen Yard and Hantong Shipbuilding sign LOI
JULY 24, 2017 — Fosen Yard, Rissa, Norway and Hantong Shipbuilding, China, have signed a Letter of Intent to form a joint venture to build RoPax, RO/RO and cruise vessels. The new
Deltamarin to support construction of LNG fueled RoPax
JULY 6, 2017 — Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin Ltd has signed contracts with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd (XSI) in southeast China, for engineering and construction support services for the LNG-fueled RoPax
Korean RoPax ferry to have Wartsila scrubber
MAY 17, 2017 — Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply an exhaust gas cleaning system for a new Korean ferry. The 31,000 gross tonnage RoPax vessel is being built for Weidong Ferry
Valmet to supply automation for Rauma RoPax
MARCH 14, 2017 — Valmet is to supply automation for the Mols-Linien RoPax that will be the first newbuilding delivered by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) since its establishment in 2014 on the
BMT designing new RoPax ferry for Scotland
MARCH 9, 2017—BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), Southampton, UK, a subsidiary of BMT Group, will design an 85m steel-hulled catamaran RoPax ferry for Scottish ferry operator Pentland Ferries that will enter service in