La Grande-Motte, France (19 April 2022) – The largest multihull show in the world will host Torqeedo’s latest lineup of marine electric and hybrid propulsion systems and a variety of electric and hybrid craft, including the Excess 15 with Deep Blue Hybrid, from 20 – 24 April in La Grande-Motte, France. The new range of electromobility products includes a full-line upgrade of Torqeedo’s market-leading Cruise motors and a powerful new Deep Blue 50 kW saildrive with...
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Echandia secures order for the world’s first emission-free high-speed catamaran – planned for commercial traffic in Stockholm
Echandia secures order for the world’s first emission-free high-speed catamaran – planned for commercial traffic in Stockholm
Stockholm-based Echandia has signed an agreement to supply the world’s first emission-free high-speed catamaran with an integrated battery and hydrogen-based fuel cell system. The client is Green City Ferries AB and the ferry is planned for commercial traffic in Stockholm. The installation will take place in the autumn of 2022 and the agreement is worth...
RMT welcomes news that CalMac Pentalina Cataraman Charter has been scrapped after raising safety concerns
RMT welcomes news that CalMac Pentalina Cataraman Charter has been scrapped after raising safety concerns
CALMAC UNION RMT today welcomed the news that Pentland Ferries’ catamaran Pentalina will not be introduced onto CalMac operated Clyde and Hebrides ferry routes.
The union had raised serious safety concerns with the regulator, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, over the unauthorised modifications made to the Pentalina by the anti-trade union owner of...
Union fury as Scottish Government charter union busting ferry company
Union fury as Scottish Government charter union busting ferry company
CALMAC Union RMT has written to the Transport Minister, Graeme Dey MSP calling for a ferries summit with the recognised trade unions, following the decision to charter the Pentalina catamaran from union-busting firm Pentland Ferries for work on CalMac’s Clyde and Hebrides routes.
RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch said: “RMT members at CalMac are on the front line dealing with the service disruption and passenger frustration...
Construction kicks off on world’s first zero-emission fast ferry
Construction kicks off on world’s first zero-emission fast ferry
10 June 2021
Hardanger, Norway, 10 June 2021: Partners in the TrAM (Transport – Advanced and Modular) project are excited to announce that construction has commenced on the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry at the Fjellstrand shipyard on the...
RMT raises safety concerns over Calmac catamaran charter
RMT raises safety concerns over Calmac catamaran charter
CALMAC Union RMT has raised safety concerns over the Pentalina catamaran which the Scottish Government is considering for charter on CalMac routes.
In a letter to the Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch said: “The Pentalina has been laid up in Kirkwall since November 2020 and we are very concerned that crew and passenger safety could be threatened by...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/10/rmt-raises-safety-concerns-over-calmac-catamaran-charter/
From May 1st, in the Balearic Island, Baleària will be operating the most innovative and sustainable ‘fast ferry’ in the Mediterranean
From May 1st, in the Balearic Island, Baleària will be operating the most innovative and sustainable ‘fast ferry’ in the Mediterranean
The ‘Eleanor Roosevelt’, the world’s first fast ferry with natural gas engines, will be covering the Dénia-Ibiza-Palma route.
Baleària’s Eleanor Roosevelt, the world’s first fast ferry with natural gas engines, will start operating on the Dénia-Ibiza-Palma route on Saturday May 1st. Baleària is hitting a new milestone in international...
Niagara Falls Goes Green With ‘All-Electric’ Ferries
- Niagara Falls’ premier tour operator, Maid of the Mist, christened two new electric emission-free Catamarans, the first of their kind.
- The ships produce no noise or carbon emissions, granting passengers only the beautiful sounds of Niagara Falls.
- The two have been christened the James V. Glynn and the Nikola Tesla.
- The boats not only enhance the passenger experience by ridding the air of noise pollution; they will also allow the air quality to improve, protecting the environment for ages to...
https://mfame.guru/niagara-falls-goes-green-with-all-electric-ferries/
Thailand’s first fleet of fully-electric passenger ferries to hit the water in 2020
Thailand’s first fleet of fully-electric passenger ferries to hit the water in 2020
- The fleet of 27 fully-electric catamarans will help clean Bangkok’s air and transform the city’sChao Phraya River.
- Danfoss Editron is providing the electric drivetrain systems for the catamarans, which are smaller, lighter and more efficient than hydraulic alternatives.
- The project is part of Energy Absolute’s ambitious plans to promote and increase alternative energy methods of transport in Thailand.
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All American launches second of two 78′ cats for Puget Sound
All American Marine Inc. (AAM) launched the ORCA II, the second of two 78’x 27′ aluminum catamarans for Great Western Attractions (GWA) recently. The passenger excursion vessels will operate in Puget Sound.
Designed by Teknicraft in Auckland, New Zealand, these identical Subchapter T-certified vessels were constructed at All American’s 57,000-sq.-ft. facility on Bellingham Bay. The vessels will be a part of GWA’s multifaceted tourism experience based in downtown Seattle.
The new vessels combine...