"Made in Sicily: ferry

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

Leclanché signs hybrid ferry battery contracts with Elkon

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

MacGregor will supply RO/RO solutions

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

Exhaust gas cleaning systemr prior to installation

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

Rendering of ferry

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.,

ship on sea trials

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,

The Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) is expected to take effect in 2023. DNV has launched the EEXI Calculator to support customers in ensuring their compliance.

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

New Mercy ship will have similar design to Global Mercy

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

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