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DNV and Artemis Technologies Ltd have signed a new memorandum of understanding on the development, certification and operation of electric foiling vessels.

5th June 2024

Future development of electric foiling vessels

5th June 2024

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Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 is planning to launch four completely autonomous ferries by 2028.

31st May 2024

Autonomous navigation ordered for Norway ferries

31st May 2024

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Aluminium shipbuilder Wight Shipyard has chosen to fit two of its ferries with Octopus batteries from EST-Floattech.

30th May 2024

Thames Clippers selects batteries for ferries

30th May 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fatigue, regularly passing too close to land and a lack of procedure led to a ferry grounding that injured 41 people, a report has found.

22nd May 2024

41 injured in grounding when master fell asleep: report

22nd May 2024

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Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten will work with Kongsberg Maritime to develop a system for self-driving car ferries.

16th May 2024

​Deal signed to develop autonomous ferries

16th May 2024

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A second dual-fuel ro-ro ferry has been launched on the River Clyde in Scotland.

10th April 2024

2nd dual-fuel ferry launched in Scotland

10th April 2024

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Swedish electric hydrofoil vessel maker Candela has announced it has secured the largest funding round in the company’s history.

19th March 2024

Hydrofoil boat builder secures €25 million

19th March 2024

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P&O Ferries has launched P&O Liberté, the second of a brand new class of vessels, on the key Dover-Calais route between the UK and France.

19th March 2024

P&O launches its second Dover-Calais hybrid ferry

19th March 2024

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Experienced naval architect Christophe Rident has been hired to support Chartwell Marine’s ongoing decarbonisation plans for the fast passenger ferry market.

11th March 2024

Chartwell targets a greener fast passenger ferry market

11th March 2024

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The Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, is currently electrifying many ferries as part of its Vision 45 plan for a climate-neutral ferry service by 2045.

28th February 2024

Sweden works to electrify its ferry routes

28th February 2024

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A battery system has been installed on a Baltic Sea ferry that brings to seven the number of hybrid or fully electric vessels to be operated by the German operator Schlepp- und…

7th February 2024

EST-Floattech supplies batteries for ferries

7th February 2024

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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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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