BC Ferries has won the Shippax Retrofit Award for completing the conversion of a large passenger ferry from diesel to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The award, received in March at the Shippax Ferry Conference, recognises the innovative work performed on Spirit of British Columbia, which is among the … [Read more...]
Tallink signs contract for new vessel
Tallink Grupp and Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) recently signed the contract for the construction of a new LNG-powered fast ferry for the Tallinn – Helsinki route shuttle operations. Similar to the group’s newest vessel Megastar, the new shuttle ferry will also be dual fuel operated, its … [Read more...]
Irish Ferries invests €4m in Ulysses upgrade
Ulysses, Irish Ferries' freight and passenger vessel on the Dublin to Holyhead route, returned to Dublin on 13 February following an extensive dry dock investment at Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside. The four week upgrade was undertaken to complete refurbishment and maintenance work and will … [Read more...]
Irish Ferries receives best-ever Christmas Gift – a New Ferry!
Irish Ferries has received a fabulous Christmas gift: its super new cruise-ferry W.B. Yeats! https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/ships/wbyeats/ The €144 million ferry is about to go into service on the Irish Sea, where she will be the largest and most technically advanced ferry in … [Read more...]
Incat Tasmania launches Virtu Ferries 110m ship Saint John Paul II
Shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has today launched a 110 metre vehicle / passenger ferry from the shipyard at Derwent Park in Hobart Tasmania. The ship will commence sea trials in mid January prior to delivery to her new owner Virtu Ferries for service between Malta and Sicily. Bearing the livery … [Read more...]
Tallink Grupp’s volumes increase but net profit is down
In the third quarter (July-September) of 2018, the total number of passengers carried by the Group’s ships increased by 1.2% compared to the same period last year and amounted to a total of 2.9 million passengers. The Group’s revenue for the period increased by EUR 0.9 million compared to … [Read more...]
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