BC Ferries

Damen Galati cuts steel for latest BC Ferries Island Class vessel

Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has cut steel on the third vessel in a series of four Island Class ferries on order for Canada’s BC Ferries. At the same time, another vessel in the series reached the grand block assembly stage of construction at the shipyard. The vessels, based on Damen’s double-ended 8117 E3 Ferry, will be the first fully electric ferries to sail in the BC Ferries fleet, following previous hybrid-electric Island Class vessels. They will bring the total number of Damen...

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BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries

Canada’s BC Ferries, which has had its share of problems with some of its oldest vessels, this month formally submitted its plan to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs) to the BC Ferries Commissioner. If approved, this project would be the largest capital investment in the organization’s history, increasing ferry capacity, resiliency, and reliability for BC’s coastal communities and economies.

The BC Ferry Commission, a statutory body that is separate from both BC Ferries and the provincial...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/bc-ferries-moves-ahead-on-plan-to-build-five-new-nmv-ferries/

Damen lays keel for first of four fully-electric ferries

fully-electric ferries keel laying

On Nov.1, Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania hosted a ceremony to lay the keel for the first two of four fully-electric ferries for BC Ferries. The keel laying ceremony marked an important milestone in the third phase of construction of the Island Class Ferries, which will bring the total number of Damen vessels in the BC Ferries fleet to ten.

During the recent second phase of the program, Damen delivered four hybrid diesel-electric ferries. These reduced emissions vessels were intended to pave...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/damen-lays-keel-for-first-of-four-fully-electric-ferries/

Propeller drops off 60-year old BC Ferries Queen of New Westminster

BC Ferries says that its 60-year old Queen of New Westminster ferry will be out of service for six months after an incident that occurred September 3 near the Tawwassen Terminal. It was discovered that the vessel’s starboard propeller had sheared off from the propeller shaft, with some 800 liters of light hydraulic oil spilling into surrounding waters.

The Queen of New Westminster operates on the popular Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route between Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria. It can carry...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/propeller-drops-off-60-year-old-bc-ferries-queen-of-new-westminster/

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | January 18 – New ferries for Greenland, India, UK and Canada

An operator in Greenland welcomes a new compact ferry to its fleet while an Indian shipyard launches an electric commuter catamaran. Construction starts on a ferry that will serve coastal communities in the UK. Finally, a Canadian owner places orders for additional electric vessels. Passenger boat delivered to Greenland operator Greenland-based ferry and tour operator […]

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