Shortsea & Ferry

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafarers working in the UK will gain enhanced protections against rogue employers as the Employment Rights Bill is introduced to parliament this week.

11th October 2024

UK govt steps in to protect seafarers

11th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

German firm Schottel has won the contract to supply propulsion systems to the four double-ended electric ferries that will eventually run autonomously.

11th October 2024

Schottel steps in to supply e-ferry systems

11th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Brunvoll is teaming up with Torghatten Nord in the construction of a new hybrid ferry, set to operate between Svolvær and Skutvik in Lofoten, Norway.

9th September 2024

Brunvoll propulsion & autonomy for new ferry

9th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The MV Wavelab research catamaran is continuing its work on the Kiel Fjord in Germany, collecting data, training AI-based algorithms and testing new functions, sensors and systems.

9th September 2024

MV Wavelab advances autonomous navigation

9th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Candela’s ground-breaking flying electric ferry is set to begin operations in Berlin.

5th September 2024

Electric hydrofoil ferry begins operations in Berlin

5th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

More than 40 passengers and crew were injured when a master fell asleep at the helm of a ro-ro passenger ferry,  investigators have found.

5th September 2024

String of errors causes ferry grounding – report

5th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Caledonian Marine Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced the issuing of a tender for the first phase of Scotland’s Small Vessel Replacement Programme (SVRP), involving seven new electric ferries along with shore power…

2nd September 2024

Tender issued for electric ferries for Scotland

2nd September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Incat Tasmania is to double its shipbuilding capacity with a new 12-hectare site that will allow it to build three large vessels at a time.

29th August 2024

Incat Tasmania to double shipbuilding capacity

29th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first of three hybrid ferries for the Port of Hamburg has been commissioned featuring new five-bladed electric Voith Schneider propellers.

20th August 2024

New Voith propellers for Hamburg ferries

20th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Seawork exhibitor Brunvoll will supply azimuth propulsion thrusters and thruster control systems for four Norwegian ferries, it has said.

19th August 2024

Four new hybrid ferries for Norway

19th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Swedish electric foiling vessel firm Candela has secured an order for eight ’flying electric ships’ for Saudi Arablia’s futuristic multi-billion-dollar urban development, NEOM.

19th August 2024

Foiling ferries ordered for futuristic desert development

19th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Intermarine has delivered a new high-speed ferry to the SNAV shipping company.

15th August 2024

Intermarine delivers eco-friendly high-speed ferry

15th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine  battery firm Echandia has signed a deal to supply battery systems to San Francisco’s Bay Ferry company.

12th August 2024

Swedish firm wins deal to supply marine batteries

12th August 2024

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

French ferry operator Brittany Ferries will take majority ownership of Condor Ferries if approvals are granted, the company says.

9th August 2024

Brittany Ferries poised to take 51% of Condor

9th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Navigation systems manufacturer Anschütz has upgraded the MV Fionia Sea ferry with autopilot systems that also offer fuel-saving benefits, it says.

19th July 2024

Automation and fuel saving for Ro-Ro ferry

19th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) has begun the tender process for the supply of seven new electric ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides network.

19th July 2024

CMAL issues electric ferry tender

19th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Artemis Technologies’ e-foiling fast ferry will transport passengers between the south coast of England and the Isle of Wight late next year.

12th July 2024

Artemis Technologies signs ferry deal

12th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Stena has placed an order for two new multi-fuel RoPax ferries which aim to set new standards for the entire Greek ferry industry when it comes to sustainability.

3rd July 2024

New Stena multi-fuel RoPax ferries for Attica

3rd July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Liberty Lines has launched a new hybrid fast ferry, the first of its category and size in the world.

28th June 2024

Liberty Lines launches hybrid fast ferry

28th June 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A second tendering process will go ahead for a new ferry and infrastructure at two harbours in the remote Scottish Shetland Islands.

5th June 2024

Harbour works planned for remote Scottish islands

5th June 2024