The zero-emission vessels will be the first fully electric high-speed ferries to operate and be built in the U.S.A. The ...

The passenger ferry M/S Suomenlinna II has become the first ship to be retrofitted with ABB’s new-generation ACS880LC drive.

B.C. Ferries is bracing for what it expects will be its busiest summer on record as peak travel season gets underway starting this long weekend. “Summer is when our system faces its toughest ...

Now the Suomenlinna II, which is fitted with ABB’s icebreaking Azipod electric propulsion system, has notched up another ...

with the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet operating from Alameda. The fleet carries over 7,000 passengers daily, offering a scenic and relaxing alternative to the congested roadways. Passengers pay ...

“Labour’s ferries would have arrived next year. In time to replace the ageing fleet so taxpayer’s money wasn’t being spent on ongoing maintenance of the old fleet and job losses would’ve ...

The age and shortage of vessels has stretched the fleet to the limit. Unlike in the past, it has no spare vessel, so when one is out of action, ferries have to be moved around the network to cover ...

Washington State Ferries is floating a proposal to commission 16 new ferries, grow its fleet by four boats, shift vessels to hybrid-electric power and make improvements to ferry terminals as ...

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It comes as, for several years now, the SNP has faced heavy criticism for its failure to modernise Scotland’s ferry fleet, including the notorious delays to the Ferguson’s Marine ferries.

The B.C. Ferries commissioner also approved four new vessels that are scheduled to arrive between 2029 and 2031. In the meantime, the company says it's doing the best it can with the resources it has.

He argued such a move is needed to protect island communities with Fergusons becoming “a cornerstone of an industrial strategy to provide Scotland’s publicly-owned ferry fleet.” Article ...