Hullo fast ferry reports strong start to 2025

Canada’s Vancouver Island Ferry Company reports that its Hullo fast-ferry service recorded significant operational achievements for January 2025.

The Hullo service operates with two 42.2 meter Damen 4212 aluminum hulled catamaran ferries with a capacity of 445 passengers and a maximum speed of 40 knots. They operate between Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, and downtown Vancouver, on the opposite site of the Strait of Georgia

Hullo maintained an exceptional 99% reliability rate throughout January,...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/hullo-fast-ferry-reports-strong-start-to-2025/

Baleària’s new LNG RoPax ferry launches

The Margarita Salas ferry, operated by Spanish ferry operator Baleària, was launched December 14 by Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon. The vessel is operationally efficient, fitted with dual-fuel LNG engines that ensure each vessel is capable of being powered by renewable fuels, such as 100% biomethane and green hydrogen mixtures.

The delivery of Margarita Salas, designed and built in less than 24-months, showcases the capability of Incat Crowther and builder Astilleros Armon in Gijón, Spain, to...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/balearias-margarita-salas-ferry-launches/