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Gulfstream Wins DHS Ferry Contract

Dec 08, 2016

Custom Aluminum Ferry Designed and Built for Long Island Coast Waters Gulfstream Shipbuilding won a contract through the United States Department of Homeland Security for a passenger/vehicle ferry to service the New York and Connecticut waters…

Dry Bulk Owners Say the Worst is Over

Dec 07, 2016

The worst is over for the dry bulk shipping sector, after years when too many ships chased too little cargo, yet the extent of the lost business means a full recovery is still some way off, leading ship owners said on Wednesday. Dry bulk shipping…

WSF Leader to Retire

Dec 05, 2016

Lynne Griffith joined the Washington State Department of Transportation as assistant secretary for the ferries division in September 2014. Today, she announced that she will retire from public service at the end of January. Ferries division Chief of Staff Elizabeth Kosa…

Seatruck Reports Growth on Irish Sea

Nov 28, 2016

Freight ferry company Seatruck is reporting growth of more than 18pc in 2016 consolidating its position as the fastest growing operator on the Irish Sea, as more hauliers switch to its services. Seatruck chief executive Alistair Eagles said…

Seaspan Names Lister VP, Commercial Services

Nov 22, 2016

Peter Lister has joined the senior leadership team at Seaspan Marine as Vice President, Commercial Services, responsible for marketing, sales and customer relations. He will develop and build marketing strategies, customer service quality control measures…

Finnlines Improves Profit despite Lower Revenues

Nov 08, 2016

Despite a dip in revenues during the third quarter and first nine months of 2016, Finland-based shipper Finnlines Group was able to improve profits for both bother periods by cutting expenses.The group’s €60.9 million result for January…

US Awards $4.85 Mln for Waterways Projects

Oct 26, 2016

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $4.85 million in grants to six Marine Highway projects along the waterways of 17 states and the District of Columbia. The goal of the Maritime Administration’s Marine Highway Program is to expand the use of U…

Incat Crowther Designed Ferry for Seychelles

Oct 26, 2016

Incat Crowther has designed a new catamaran ferry for Cat Cocos of the Seychelles.To be built by Richardson Devine Marine, the 292-passenger, 30m vessel will capitalize on the experience of the operation of the Incat Crowther-designed Isle…

Seatruck CEO Sees Big Potential for Port of Heysham

Oct 25, 2016

IRISH SEA freight  ferry operator Seatruck says the opening of the new £124.5 million ($150.0mln)  Bay Gateway relief road in Lancaster, is the biggest commercial opportunity for the Port of Heysham in its history. Seatruck CEO Alistair Eagles said the opening…

Damen, NSTC offer Crew Training in Philippines

Oct 14, 2016

To mark this year’s Interferry Conference in Manila, the Philippines, Damen Shipyards Group has teamed up with Netherlands Shipping Training Centre (NSTC), Managed by the international maritime education and training organisation STC-Group.…

PBES Lithium Energy Storage for HH Ferries

Oct 03, 2016

Plan B Energy Storage (PBES) said it has secured the energy storage supply contract for the two largest battery-powered ferries in the world. Each of the two Scandlines Helsingborg-Helsingör ferries will have 4.16 MWh batteries to provide power for primary propulsion…

Cross-Bay Ferry Launched

Sep 21, 2016

A new ferry service has opened in Florida, a St. Petersburg/Tampa ferry service, and organizers project that this is just the start as they 'test the waters' for the new  service dubbed The Cross-Bay Ferry.“Everywhere I go, people ask me about the ferry…

Ferry System Launches Student Drawing Contest

Sep 21, 2016

In honor of the new school year, Washington State Ferries announced its first-ever drawing contest. WSF prints 400,000 winter ferry schedules every year and distributes them in ferry-served communities and in its 10 ferry terminals and 22 vessels…

Hanjin Says US-bound Ship is Being Held 'Hostage'

Sep 15, 2016

A lawyer for Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd , the failed South Korean container carrier, said on Thursday a U.S.-bound vessel was held 'hostage' by disputes over payments, adding to the struggles in getting $14 billion of cargo off its ships stranded at sea…

Singapore: Ferry Emergency Exercise Tests Multi-Agencies’ Readiness

Sep 02, 2016

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) held a half-day emergency preparedness exercise, codenamed ‘FEREX 2016’ yesterday (September 02).  The annual ferry exercise (FEREX) aims to test the readiness of various agencies to respond to ferry mishaps in the Port of Singapore…

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