and travels at a maximum speed of 15.5 knots. (BC Ferries) All four Salish Class vessels are powered by Wartsila engines and electrically propelled by Schottel thrusters at each end. But the main ...

Fully loaded, these 400 ft. (122 m) vessels can transport 1,000 passengers and 250 automobiles at a speed of 34 knots. BC Ferries put two of the ferries into light service over the past year ...

Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania launched the latest Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries on May 22. The vessel, a Damen RoRo ...

This finding is unlike the trend observed in most vessels, where a decrease in speed has a significant impact in reducing underwater radiated noise. Following this baseline effort, BC Ferries ...