Ferries
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MAN Diesel & Turbo Bags Chinese Ferry Orders
MAN Diesel & Turbo has secured a contract for the supply of four 9L48/60CR engines for the diesel-mechanical propulsion of two passenger ferries for Chinese shipping companies, Huadong Ferry and Dadong Ferry. The two…
New Sulphur Rules Force Changes at Stena Line
The new sulphur directive for shipping traffic within the North European SECA area, which comes into force on January 1, 2015, is good for the environment but has a significant economic impact on Stena Line's business…
MAN Retrofits SCR System to DFDS Ship
MAN Diesel & Turbo says it has been awarded a Tier III-compatibility certificate by the DNV-GL classification society for MAN 8L21/31 four-stroke engine aboard a DFDS Seaways ship with a retrofitted SCR (Selective…
Rolls-Royce Propulsion Systems for New Finnlines Ferries
Rolls-Royce says it has won a contract to install its efficient Promas Lite propulsion system on two vessels for ferry operator Finnlines. Promas Lite is an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases…
CAT 3500 D-F Gensets Power Rio Fast Ferries
Caterpillar Marine with Cat Dealer Pon Power are pleased to announce the first Cat 3512C marine generator sets with Dynamic Gas Blending (DGB) have been selected to power Assessoria Transporte Aquaviaro fast ferries for…
Wärtsilä Spotlights Low-Loss Hybrid Energy System
Wärtsilä Corporation explains that its Low Loss Hybrid (LLH) system utilises different power sources in combination with energy storage devices to operate the prime movers closest to their optimum performance. In…
Ferry 'Tacoma' Likely Out of Service Until December
Capt. George A. Capacci Interim Assistant Secretary WSDOT/Ferries Division reports in the 'WSF Weekly Update' on the 'Tacoma' repair plan as follows: "This week, we received an initial update on the Tacoma repair plan…
MTU engines propel double-ended ferries in Turkey
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has just won an order for six MTU diesel engines which will be used to propel three double-ended ferries in Turkey. The ferries are being built by Turkey's Ceksan Shipyard and will be deployed…
German Shipbuilder FSG Wins Australian RoRo Order
Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) says it has contracted with Australian shipping company SeaRoad for the construction of a 181 metres long, LNG-powered RoRo ferry. Claimed by FSG to be the world’s first RoRo…
Finnlines Order Wärtsilä Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Finnlines has chosen Wärtsilä systems to reduce its Baltic Sea environmental impact with the order of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) or 'scrubbers' for six of it Baltic and North Sea fleet of vessels, informs the…