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Bound for Tahiti: Austal Wins Order to Build Additional Catamaran Ferry

By On February 8, 2012

Austal has secured an order for a highly efficient medium speed ferry with leading French Polynesian operator and existing customer, SNC Aremiti Ferry. The 80 metre vehicle-passenger catamaran is scheduled [...]

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Viking Line Presents a Highly Innovative and Efficient Ferry, the NB1376

By On January 25, 2012

Currently under construction at the STX Finland yard in Turku, the NB 1376 represents a completely new generation of ferries with it’s revolutionary Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fuel system built by Wärtsilä, interior [...]

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Austal Splashes a Big Cat – High Speed Ferry Leonora Christina

By On January 28, 2011

Austal’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, launched the Leonora Christina today, their largest catamaran built to date.  This ship will ferry passengers at speeds up to 40 knots between Sweden [...]

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Wärtsilä and Deltamarin partner to bring standardization to customized ferry design process

By On October 6, 2010

At the 35th Annual Interferry Conference in New York City, Wärtsilä and Deltamarin have announced plans to partner in developing an innovative series of ferry designs that aim to satisfy [...]

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History in HD: Lg Format Glass Negs of Ships & Bridges

By On July 20, 2010

New York Over the River: 1903 – New York circa 1903. "East River from Brooklyn tower of Williamsburg Bridge." 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full [...]

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Austal High-Speed Ferries Impress at Sea Trials

By On July 20, 2010

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s 41 meter Austal-designed and built high speed passenger ferries have achieved outstanding performance on recent sea trials. Designed to carry 405 passengers at speeds [...]

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Staten Island Ferry Crashes Into Pier – New York City

By On May 8, 2010

Today the Staten Island Ferry had an incident. The New York Times tells us: A Staten Island Ferry crashed into the dock just past 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, as [...]

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Second High-Speed Super-Ferry Activated to Assist in Earthquake Aftermath

By On January 26, 2010

Alakai will join its sister ship — the Huakai — in Haiti January 25, 2010 / New Albany Tribune A New Albany company continued its relief service in Haiti last [...]

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MARAD Orders More Ships to Assist in Haitian Relief

By On January 18, 2010

Norfolk, VA posted January 18, 2010 / WVEC.com Three of five Merchant Marine ships being mobilized for duty in Haiti are from Hampton Roads. The U.S. Maritime Administration announced Monday [...]

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Austal’s Next Generation Trimaran

By On December 18, 2009

Austal has successfully launched its next generation 102 metre high speed trimaran vehicle-passenger ferry at its Western Australian facility.  The vessel will now undergo final fit out prior to the [...]

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Vincenzo Florio Ferry Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

By On June 1, 2009

This week’s incident photo of the week is of the Italian ferry M/V Vincenzo Florio, enroute from Naples to Palermo. The BBC tells us:

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Return To Sender – Hawaii Superferry Returns To Alabama Shipyard

By On March 28, 2009

Forbes gives us the intitial details on this breaking news story:

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