Finnlines Charters Out RoPax Ship
Finnlines cuts excess capacity by 5-year bareboat charter of 'MS Europalink' to mother-group Grimaldi. The RoPax vessel MS Europalink will sail under Italian flag in the Mediterranean Sea after carrying out some…
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IMO Adopts Pacific Domestic Ferry Safety Action Plan
An Action Plan adopted at recent IMO Forum in Suva, Fiji, to address safety concerning Pacific area dometic ferry operations. Recent losses of domestic ferries worldwide, including the sinking of the Rabaul Queen in…
WSF Officers Save Fuel, Win Presidential Award
Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferries Division employees devised a plan that saved US$700,000 a year. Crew members of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferries Division won the…
China Shipyard Gets Two Hi-speed Ferry Orders
Afai Southern Shipyard (Panyu Guangzhou) Ltd. win contracts to construct two 40m high speed passenger catamarans. The ferries have been ordered by Shenzhen Pengxing Shipping Co.,Ltd. in Shenzhen. The basic design and…
Ferry Main Propulsion Order for Finland's Steerprop
Steerprop Ltd to deliver main propulsion system for a Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) passenger ferry to be built by Fincantieri. Steerprop Ltd. has been contracted to deliver two SP 120 ECO CRP propulsors, each…
Hong Kong Mourns Ferry Collision Victims
A three-minute silence to mourn the 38 victims of the vessel collision off Lamma Island was observed throughout HK on 4, October. Except for emergency and immigration services, all government services were suspended…
Hybrid Ferry Project Takes Shape in Scotland
Scottish designers, engineers and shipbuilders are assembling the world’s first hybrid seagoing Ro-Pax ferries. The two revolutionary passenger and car ferries will each carry up to 150 passengers and 23 cars or two HGVs…
Italian Shipbuilders Wins Canadian Ferry Order
Fincantieri wins contract from Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ to build a large passenger ferry The contract, awarded following a public tender in which major competitors took part, is worth CAD$ 148-million…
White Castle Ferry to Return in August
The Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that the White Castle ferry is expected to return to service the last week of August after crews complete repairs to the vessel’s propeller shaft…