New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Trust for Governors Island have announced the city’s first public hybrid-electric ferry to operate in New York Harbor. The vessel is designed to…
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a formal marine casualty investigation into the fire that occurred aboard the Spirit of Boston passenger vessel on Friday. The Spirit of Boston is…
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released an audit showing NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) underreported nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in NYC Ferry expenditures during former…
NORFOLK, Va., USCG–The Unified Command for the Spirit of Norfolk fire response confirmed that, as of 9:58 a.m. Saturday, the fire aboard the vessel was extinguished. Crews completed dewatering efforts, conducted final surveys and assessed the ship’s stability…
Danish-based ferry operator Scandlines has installed a Norsepower Rotor Sail on a second ferry as the company increasingly turns to wind-assisted propulsion to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases. Since…
The U.S. Coast Guard and a good samaritan vessel came to the rescue of a Mackinac Island ferry with 144 passengers and four crewmembers aboard lost steering in the Straits of Mackinac,…
Viking Glory christened with champagne – first passengers to board on Tuesday
Shards from a bottle of champagne will bring good luck to Viking Line’s new vessel, Viking Glory, on its future journeys. The vessel was christened today in the Port of Turku. The company’s new flagship will sail for the first time to Mariehamn and Stockholm on Tuesday, March 1.
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced its intention to issue a set of interim rules on certain covered small passenger vessels, the first step to implementing the statutorily mandated requirement….
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS has taken delivery of its newbuilt passenger vessel Aura Seaways. The post DFDS takes delivery of its largest RoPax ferry appeared first on Offshore Energy.
DHAKA, Aug 27 (Reuters) — At least 19 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with passengers slammed into a vessel transporting sand on Friday in…