Fjord1 orders seven more battery powered ferries

MARCH 5, 2018 — Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 has signed contracts with Havyard Group for the design of seven battery-powered ferries, five of which will be built at the company’s own shipyard

R-R waterjets and MTU engines picked for carbon fiber cats

MARCH 2, 2018 — Rolls-Royce is to supply Kamewa waterjet propulsion units and MTU engines for the three 42 m high-speed, lightweight carbon fiber cats ferries that Norwegian shipbuilder Brødrene Aa for

WinGD and HHI put their smarts together

MARCH 2, 2018 — Aiming to put the smart engine into the smart ship, engine designer Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed an agreement to

Vard Marine design chosen for new South African survey vessel

FEBRUARY 26, 2018 — Durban-based Southern African Shipyards (SAS) has been being selected for the design and construction of the South African Navy’s new hydrographic survey vessel, which will replace the SAS

VIDEO: NASSCO delivers ESB 4

FEBRUARY 23, 2018 — The Navy yesterday accepted delivery of its second Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), from shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO. Construction of the USNS

Shell inks time charters for two SCF LNG-fueled Aframaxes

FEBRUARY 20, 2018 — Shell has signed time charter agreements for two of six LNG dual fueled Aframax tankers under construction for Russia’s SCF Group (Sovcomflot). The time charter agreements were signed

Silver Ships hires Shawn Lobree as Federal Contracts Manager

FEBRUARY 20, 2018 — Theodore, AL, headquartered shipbuilder Silver Ships, Inc. reports that it has hired Shawn Lobree, a recently retired U.S. Navy captain, as Federal Contracts Manager. Lobree has more than

OSK provides concept design for world’s largest RoPax ferries

FEBRUARY 20, 2018 — Danish naval architectural specialist OSK-ShipTech has provided the concept design for the four largest ferries thus far ordered. The RoPax cruise ferries are 229.5 m long and 32

Washburn & Doughty wins $8.8 million ferry contract

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 — The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has sent a Notice of Intent to Award an $8.8 million contract for the construction of a new Maine State Ferry Service

Baleària buys three more

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària has invested neary EUR 75 million (about $94 million) to purchase three existing ships to reinforce its fleet. The vessels are the ferries Nápoles and

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