Ferries

JANUARY 21, 2013 — Wärtsilä has received the order for the main engines and auxiliary generating sets for the RoPax ferry on order for Caledonian Maritime Assets, Ltd (CMAL) at Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft shipyard in Germany ( ...

JANUARY 17, 2013 — Reuben Yost has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF). As deputy commissioner, ost will oversee the Alaska Marine Highway System as well  as the divisions of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, and Special Projec ...

NOVEMBER 4, 2012—Even as New York City struggles to get to its feet following the devastating blow from Hurricane Sandy, critical subway, rail, bus and ferry transportation links are slowly returning thanks to major and often unheralded, behind-the-scene efforts. One of those is the iconic Staten Island Ferry, which is a pr ...

OCTOBER 19, 2012 — Euroferries of the U.K. plans to launch an express cross channel ferry service between Ramsgate in the U.K. and Boulogne, France, starting in February next year. Euroferries has entered into an agreement with shipbuilder Austal, securing a newly built 102 m trimaran on a long term c ...

OCTOBER 4, 2012 — Midship Marine's Harvey, La., shipyard is building two Incat Crowther design 25 m catamaran passenger ferries to operate in St Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They feature a half-height wheelhouse allowing a completely open upper passenger deck with seating for 72 passengers while the main de ...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 — Blount Boats, Warren, R.I.. has signed a contract with Fire Island Ferries to construct an 85 foot aluminum ferry boat for service between Bay Shore and Fire Island on Great South Bay. This vessel will be a sister ship to the M/V Firebird (Hull 253), M/V Fire Island Flyer (Hull 308) and M/V ...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — A Ropax ferry being built by Taiwan's Jade Shipbuilding for Lienchiang County Government is to be propelled by two 9L32/44CR four-stroke engines. The medium-speed engines will form part of a complete MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion system that also incl ...

AUGUST 29, 2012 — Midship Marine, Harvey, La., has completed a successful refit of the 43 m Incat Crowther design catamaran ferry Seastreak Wall Street. Owned by Seastreak LLC, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., the vessel was launched in 2003 and is the third of four sister vessels built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, ...