Incat Crowther has been selected to design a 24m catamaran passenger ferry for Sealink. Construction of the aluminium vessel, to be operated by subsidiary Captain Cook Cruises, has commenced at Richardson Devine Marine in Tasmania. The vessel is designed to operate throughout Sydney Harbour with class-leading efficiency, seakeeping and robustness. Incat Crowther has worked closely [...]
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Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has classed the first passenger ferry built in Bangladesh for a Danish owner and operation in Danish waters. The 147-passenger Isefjord was built by Western Marine Shipyard Limited in Chittagong, Bangladesh and delivered to Danish operator Hundested Rorvig Faergefart A/S in February. The vessel meets all Danish Maritime Authority [...]
Incat Crowther announced commencement of construction of a 26m Catamaran Passenger Ferry at Aluminium Marine in Queensland. The vessel has been commissioned by Southern Discoveries of New Zealand’s South Island. The new vessel will operate out of Queenstown, transferring passengers to isolated destinations on Lake Wakatipu. The vessel will be constructed with a removable wheelhouse, [...]
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SAM Electronics, an L-3 company, has equipped Viking Line’s new 57,000-gt passenger ferry, Viking Grace, with a NACOS Platinum integrated navigation control system together with a Valmatic Platinum integrated automation system from its associate company, L-3 Valmarine. Built by STX Finland at its Turku yard and designed for cruising the shallow waters of the Finnish [...]
Steerprop Ltd. has been contracted to deliver main propulsion system to a passenger ferry due to be built for Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) by the Italian Fincantieri. The passenger ferry represents a new generation of passenger vessels for its future owner STQ in several ways. The vessel will be larger and faster than [...]
Adding to Richardson Devine Marine’s (RDM) long list of repeat customers are the Japanese company of Ishigaki Dream Tours. Despite difficult economic times their business has grown and another vessel is required. This vessel is a new Generation Incat Crowther design with the now characteristic upright bows and attractively styled superstructure. She will also be [...]
Work on Viking Line’s new passenger ferry, the MS Viking Grace, is proceeding as planned. The keel laying ceremony took place today at the STX Finland shipyard in Turku. The vessel will be launched in mid-August. It will go into service in January 2013. The keel laying ceremony is an old tradition that is intended [...]
![Australia: Austal’s Henderson Shipyard Delivers Two 47m High Speed Catamaran Ferries]()
Two 47 metre high speed catamaran ferries departed Austal’s Henderson shipyard this week bound for Guadeloupe, where they will shortly commence operations for long-standing Austal customer L’Express des Iles. Austal was selected by L’Express des Iles in June 2010 for the design and construction of the two vessels – one vehicle-passenger ferry and one passenger [...]
![BMT Nigel Gee Wins Order to Design 25m Electric Passenger Ferry in China]()
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announces that it has won an order for the design of a 25m all electric, 150 passenger ferry in China. In order to demonstrate the practical use of a battery powered ferry within the estuarial [...]
![UK: CMAL Takes Delivery of New Passenger Ferry]()
Following recent sea trials in Gdansk, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) will today (Wednesday 11 May) take delivery of the MV FINLAGGAN, the brand new vessel which will serve the Kennacraig to Islay route. CMAL will receive the vessel in Gdansk, Poland and will immediately hand over the vessel to operator CalMac Ferries Limited (CFL) [...]
