A new Ro-Pax ferry ordered by Spanish transport company Balearia has begun conducting sea trials. Magarita Salas was built by local shipyard Armon as the second vessel in a series that also includes the 2021-built Eleanor Roosevelt. The two vessels have the same general layout, though the newer...
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Best Electric Ro-Pax – Cap de Barbaria – Armon Shipyard Electric vessels are becoming larger, wider-ranging and faster. This fine example of that new breed is operating in Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Its owner, Balearia, is very experienced and a cautious investor. So, the...
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into a grounding mishap involving a passenger vessel in the Pentland Firth near Scotland’s Orkney Islands on July 5, 2022. At 14:00 local time on the said date, the UK-registered Ro-Pax ferry Alfred grounded...
Panama City, Florida-based the Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has been awarded a contract to construct a new ferry for the Fisher Island Community Association (FICA) in Florida. The vessel will be constructed at ESG’s Allanton and Port St Joe facilities and is scheduled for delivery in 2026....
Lloyd’s Register and Queensland, Australia-based vessel design firm Seatransport have entered into an agreement for collaboration in equipping vessels with micro-modular reactors (MMRs). Under this approval in principle (AIP), both parties will equip an MMR on Seatransport’s proprietary amphibious stern landing vessel design, which is ideally suited for isolated nations and remote communities. Seatransport said […]
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TT-Line Company, a government-owned ferry operating company in the Australian state of Tasmania, has renegotiated an existing contract with a Finnish shipbuilder for the construction and delivery of two new replacement ferries to be deployed on Bass Strait. Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff revealed that TT-Line’s fixed-price contract with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has been renegotiated, […]
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The States of Guernsey and Government of Jersey’s joint procurement process for passenger and freight ferry services is beginning its next phase. The two Islands are now inviting formal tenders from applicants with the necessary experience and capability. The joint tender exercise commenced on May...
Norwegian transport operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route in Trøndelag county in central Norway. The car ferry service operation is part of the Norwegian highway network (County Road...
Shipping company DFDS will make an investment of €1 billion (US$1.09 billion) in battery electric vessels to help reduce emissions caused by maritime traffic in the English Channel. The investment covers six ferries that will be deployed on the Dunkirk-Dover and Calais-Dover routes to carry...
Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding has cut the first steel to be used for the construction of a new hybrid, double-ended Ro-Pax ferry ordered from the company by Norwegian transport operator Torghatten Nord. The ferry will be the ninth vessel Remontowa will build for the same owner following earlier...