The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has released its Inspections Annual Report, highlighting a significant increase in maritime safety regulatory activity. The Inspections Annual Report covers AMSA’s inspection activities on domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) such as fishing boats and ferries, as well as regulated Australian vessels and foreign-flagged shipping vessels under port state control. Domestically, […]
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Austal Philippines has begun construction on a new 32-metre catamaran ferry ordered by Western Australia-based transport company Rottnest Fast Ferries. The new ferry will operate on the Perth to Rottnest Island tourism route. Upon completion, the vessel will have all-aluminium construction, a length of 32 metres, and an operational capacity of up to 400 passengers […]
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The Port of Townsville’s dedicated cruise terminal will undergo upgrades as the city prepares to welcome larger passenger vessels for the 2024/25 cruise season. Local businesses are encouraged to tender for the suite of works at Port of Townsville’s Quayside Terminal. The works are scheduled to...
Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons One of the best known names in the Australian ferry business delivered this impressively practical small ferry in 2023. Norman R. Wright and Sons has been designing and building first-rate vessels for well over a century and joins the fleet...
The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) of San Francisco, California has taken delivery of a new fast aluminium catamaran ferry for operation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Delphinus was built by La Conner, Washington-based Mavrik Marine to a design by One2Three Naval Architects of...
French Polynesian transport company the Degage Group has awarded shipbuilder Austal Vietnam a contract for the design and construction of a new Ro-Pax ferry. Named Dory 2, the vessel will have a steel hull, an aluminium superstructure, a length of 71 metres, accommodations for 140 passengers and 17...
New Zealand-based power generation company Meridian Energy has unveiled its plans to operate an electric hydrofoil shuttle ferry as a daily transport vessel for its staff and contractors. The vessel will be a variant of the 12-metre hydrofoil ferry prototype originally developed by Candela Speed...
Best River Ferry – Earth Clipper – One2Three Naval Architects & Wight Shipyard This brilliant boat owes its existence to a unique combination of owner, designer and builder whose vision, talents and capabilities are outstanding. The Thames Clipper service on London’s mighty river has been refined...
Austal Australia and Swedish transport company Gotlandsbolaget have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a new type of high-speed Ro-Pax ferry powered by gas turbines. The vessel to be developed under the Gotland Horizon X will be of aluminium construction and will have...
New Zealand transport company KiwiRail has started discussions with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to enter a termination agreement for the contract for the build of two new Ro-Pax ferries. KiwiRail said this follows the New Zealand Government’s decision last year not to provide further...