the News Team, Author at Bill Moses Maritime Consultants

Sleek new look revealed for Red Funnel’s Red Jet fleet

March 4, 2016 by the News Team

Red Jet 6, Red Funnel's new 41 metre Hi-Speed catamaran which is under construction on the Isle of Wight will be the first to carry the new identity when she enters the water for the first time in June. The sleek new look is designed to stand-out on the water and was inspired by the customary … [Read more...]

SeaRoad’s new Bass Strait ship

March 1, 2016 by the News Team

The first milestone in the construction of SeaRoad’s new ship took place on 29 February 2016 with the laying of the keel at the Flensburger shipyard. Laying the keel is the formal recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. Modern ships are now largely built in a series of prefabricated, … [Read more...]

Scandlines concludes sales of the ferry route Helsingør-Helsingborg

February 2, 2016 by the News Team

First State Investments is taking over the ferry route Helsingør-Helsingborg including the five vessels operating the line. The contract with First State Investments became effective retroactively as of 1 January 2015. In connection with the closing of the sales, Scandlines has repaid debt in the … [Read more...]

New Southampton ferry terminal given go ahead

January 25, 2016 by the News Team

Following Southampton City Council’s decision last week to grant full planning permission for the relocation of Red Funnel’s Southampton terminals to Trafalgar Dry Dock in the Western Docks, Red Funnel has released further details of the scheme. The project forms part of the plan to redevelop the … [Read more...]

WSF new ferry Chimacum to be delivered in 2017

January 3, 2016 by the News Team

Vigor assembled a team of leading Puget Sound shipyards to build new, large ferries for Washington State Ferries (WSF), the largest ferry system in the United States. The Tokitae, the first of three 144-car ferries, was delivered in June 2014. The Samish was delivered in April 2015. Vigor teams … [Read more...]

Carnival orders four cruise ships from Fincantieri

December 31, 2015 by the News Team

The units for Costa Asia, P&O Australia and Princess Cruises are part of the historic program signed in March with a value of roughly 2.5 billion Euros Trieste, 30 December 2015 – Following the historic agreement subscribed in March 2015, today Fincantieri has signed a … [Read more...]