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 technical improvements which will be financed by Grimaldi Group…
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 Papua New Guinea in February 2012…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a maritime services provider, is advising all crew, vessel owners, masters and operators to triple check passenger data before submitting Electronic Advanced Notice of Arrival (E-NOA) and Advance Passenger…
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 President’s Transportation…
Euroferries' express Ramsgate – Boulogne cross channel service to launch in 2013 with the Austal hi-speed 102m trimaran.The vessel will arrive in January 2013, with the service becoming fully operational between Boulogne and Ramsgate during February 2013…
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 detailed design of the vessels will be made by CoCo Yachts B…
'Yankee Freedom III', a 34m Catamaran Ferry, was developed in partnership with Yankee Fleet and Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding.The new vessel, designed to provide exceptional passenger comfort and minimal environmental impact on the local environment…
Several Greek coastal shipping firms have resorted to chartering their ferries on foreign routes in order to secure some liquidity and continue operating.Companies believe that their smooth operation is being threatened by the negative course…
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 with a power rating of 7 000 kW…
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 during the period. All staff on duty observed the silence at their work places…
'Ava Pearl,' a new catamaran operated by Rhode Island Fast Ferry, is fitted with fuel-efficient MTU Series 4000 engines.The 34-meter passenger vessel, designed by Incat Crowther and built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, makes three daily round-trips between North Kingstown…
Incact Crowther contracted to design a pair of 25 m catamaran ferries for construction at Midship Marine in Louisiana.These vessels will follow on from the successful quartet of UltraJet boats built by the yard. The new vessels will have a similar configuration…
Commenting on the collision between two passenger vessels in Hong Kong waters on Monday, ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) seafarers’ section secretary John Whitlow said: “This is a sad loss of life, and all of us must be thinking of those affected…
A Sea Smooth ferry collided with & sank the 'Lamma lV in Hong Kong waters.More than 120 passengers and crew were on the Lamma IV, owned by the Hong Kong Electric Company, heading to watch a huge National Day fireworks display in Victoria Harbour when the collision occurred just off Lamma…
G4S Technology LLC wins Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division contract to upgrade security systems.G4S Technology LLC (formerly Adesta), a systems integrator and project management company for electronic security systems and communication networks…
