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
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Tallink enlists Genius to optimize Megastar performance
JANUARY 26, 2017 — Wärtsilä has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with Estonia based AS Tallink Grupp for its new LNG-fueled RoPax ferry M/S Megastar on the Tallinn – Helsinki route across
Wartsila to power Mediterranean’s first gas-fueled ferry
OCTOBER 14, 2016—A new Ropax vessel under construction at LaNaval shipyard in Spain will be the Mediterranean’s first gas-fueled ferry and will feature an extensive array of Wärtsilä propulsion equipment and Liquefied
Wartsila 31 engines will power Mols-Linien RoPax
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 — The 158 m car and passenger ferry ordered at Finnish shipbuilder for Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) by Danish operator Mols-Linien, (see earlier story) will be powered by two
MTU gas engines ordered for Doeksen cats
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 — Singapore headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine and Rolls-Royce signed a contract at the SMM event in Hamburg today covering the delivery of four MTU gas engines for two new
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
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
DNV GL to class Stena gas ready RoPax ferries
JUNE 7, 2016 — DNV GL reports that it has signed a contract to provide classification services for Stena Line’s new gas-ready RoPax ferries, recently ordered at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China
Best practices for RO/RO vehicle deck fire safety
MARCH 10, 2016 — In response to a string of major incidents, trade association Interferry has produced operational best practice guidance for fire safety on RO/RO ship vehicle decks. The guidance is