Finnish ship designer Deltamarin has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for six new methanol-compatible ro-pax vessels. Ordered by Grimaldi Group, the ferries will be built to the specs of the ‘Next Generation Med’ class and will cover Mediterranean routes serviced by the owner’s Grimaldi Lines and Minoan Lines subsidiaries. Each newbuild […]
This year, the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) concluded its 12th International Maritime Student Design Competition, an annual initiative hosted to encourage students to create designs for safe, stable and affordable domestic ferries – and particularly for rivers and regions within developing countries, or which are prone to higher-than-average rates of accidents. Last year, the […]
I can’t remember the first time I covered the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association’s (WFSA’s) international student design contest for a safe, affordable domestic ferry, but our report on the 12th instalment of the competition in the June 2025 issue of The Naval Architect reminds me of the many winners that the dearly departed Ship […]
Norway-based Kongsberg Maritime has secured a leading role in a project to convert the double-ended car ferry MF Hamlet to battery-powered operation. The conversion of the 111.2m ferry, which is operated by Öresundslinjen on the route between Helsingør, Denmark, and Helsingborg, Sweden, will include the installation of battery packs and new permanent magnet motors for the azimuth […]
Stena RoRo has taken delivery of the 12th vessel in its 15-strong E-Flexer class, a series distinguished by the inclusion of multi-fuel, battery-hybrid propulsion. Constructed by Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai), this latest delivery, christened Guillaume de Normandie, has been placed on a 10-year charter with French operator Brittany Ferries, and will enter service on […]
London,UK operator Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has announced that it will launch its first all-electric cross-river passenger ferry, Orbit Clipper, in March 2025. The zero-emissions catamaran will connect Canary Wharf, on the north side of the Thames, with Rotherhithe, on the south, seven days a week, making crossings every 10 minutes on weekdays and […]
Naval architect and designer BMT has acquired Melbourne-based naval design and marine engineering consultancy Australian Maritime Technologies (AMT), in a move expected to increase BMT’s footprint within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) market, in both the commercial and defence segments. Founded in 1987, AMT has built up experience in the design of various combatant, auxiliary and specialist […]
The 4,200km River Niger was the backdrop for the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association’s (WFSA’s) 11th Annual International Student Design Competition for a Safe, Affordable Ferry. Having previously encouraged student naval architects, designers and engineers to devise workable, safe and affordable ferry solutions for waterways including the Amazon, the Brahmaputra, the Pasig River, the Chao Phraya […]
The waters in northern Norway’s Lofoten archipelago are about to get greener, with local ferry operator Moskenes Shipping having taken delivery of an all-electric passenger catamaran. The newbuild was ordered to support Lofoten’s ‘Green Islands’ programme, a joint private-/public-sector initiative promoting the rollout of zero- and low-emission solutions across the islands, both at sea and […]
The Paraná Delta is a fascinating ecological zone, located where the Paraná River meets the River Plate in Argentina. While most deltas empty into oceans, the Paraná Delta flows directly into the River Plate, a freshwater estuary, creating a unique ecosystem with a mix of freshwater and wetland habitats. As such, the Delta is a […]
Incat Tasmania has taken inspiration from the skies, having unveiled plans to “do for short sea-sea ferry services what Boeing did for the aviation industry” with a new range of electric ferries. And, just as Boeing reduced its development and manufacturing costs by incorporating standardised components and processes, so Incat predicts that the new e-ferry […]
Getting from A to B can be tough for the remote island communities of the Inner Hebrides, on Scotland’s west coast. However, life should be made easier with the delivery of the first of two new passenger ferries to operator Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) in October this year. The first newbuild, Isle Of Islay, […]