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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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