Shortsea & Ferry

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Damen Shipyards will build a new Fast Ferry 4212 for South Korean ferry operator KT Marine, a new customer for the Dutch shipbuilder.

1st February 2024

Damen to build fast ferry for new customer

1st February 2024

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A study has Identified three potential “turn-up-and-go” pedestrian and cycling-friendly electric ferry routes for the River Thames in East London.

18th December 2023

Study examines electric ferry options for London

18th December 2023

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A new pair of primarily LNG fuelled ro-pax ferries will be built in China to sail between Corsica and Sardinia for operator La Méridionale.

6th December 2023

Two new LNG ro-pax vessels ordered for Corsica

6th December 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two crew have been fined for negligence after a passenger ferry ran aground off the coast of Sweden, the Swedish Coast Guard told Maritime Journal.

1st November 2023

Crew negligence caused Swedish ferry grounding

1st November 2023

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Two almost 30-year-old ferries will get a refit to go fully electric.

13th October 2023

Swedish ferries to undergo electric conversion

13th October 2023

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A ‘made in Sicily’ Ropax ferry that will transport passengers between Sicily and the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria will be built by Italian vessel builder Fincantieri.

12th October 2023

Fincantieri wins Sicily ferry build contract

12th October 2023

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Wärtsilä has struck a deal to supply the integrated hybrid propulsion system for the world’s first methanol-fuelled hybrid RoRos.

15th September 2023

Wärtsilä to propel world’s first methanol-hybrid RoRos

15th September 2023

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VESSELS

Two vessels that transport cargo and people to and from a UK archipelago are to be replaced after almost half a century serving the island population of 2,300.

14th September 2023

Two half-century island ferries set to retire

14th September 2023

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Biofuels produced from agricultural waste will fuel passenger ships from the Spanish port of Algeciras across the Strait of Gibraltar.

10th August 2023

Spanish port rolls out biofuels for passenger ferries

10th August 2023

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A new flagship ferry for the self-governing Isle of Man has completed berthing trials in its next step towards replacing an existing vessel. 

8th August 2023

New Isle of Man ro-pax ferry completes berthing trials

8th August 2023