The technology group Wärtsilä has again been selected to provide an integrated system consisting of the LNG plant, dual-fuel engines, and electrical propulsion system for the latest addition to Vancouver, Canada based BC Ferries’ series of Salish Class vessels. Three…
On 19 February 2020 BC Ferries held a naming ceremony for the first of its two Island Class Ferries at Victoria’s Point Hope Maritime. At the event, the names of the vessels – Island Discovery and Island Aurora – were…
P&O Ferries releases images of €260 million new super-ferries designed to revolutionise transport between Britain and Europe P&O Ferries have released the first official images of the €260 million new generation of super-ferries which will transform the experience of travelling…
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply Hybrid Scrubber system packages, specially customised to meet the specific needs of two cruise vessels. The ships are owned and operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). The 325m Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway will…
Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has announced preliminary details of the cruise line’s first ever special fleet parade and regatta event which will be held in Rotterdam on Saturday 28 August 2021. The entire CMV seven ship fleet will join…
Crowley Maritime Corp and subsidiary Jensen Maritime, the company’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, were honoured with the 2019 Significant Boat of the Year Award at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans in December 2019. The award…
In February 2020 Havila Voyages signed a contract with the Turkish shipyard Tersan for the construction of the last two coastal route vessels. Construction will commence in just a few weeks. From 2021, Havila Voyages will operate four vessels on…
Ships Monthly March 2020 The March 2020 issue of Ships Monthly is out now and contains the usual mix of features and news, with a range of outstanding photos, providing you with everything you need to keep up to date…
In February 2020 the Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico (SEMAR) held a ceremony marking final acceptance and delivery of the Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA) Class vessel ARM Reformador. The delivery ceremony was attended by Admiral José Rafael Ojeda…
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Hybrid Power Conversion system for three new RoRo ferries being built at the Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China for Finnlines, a part of the Italian Grimaldi Group. The order with Wärtsilä was placed…