Tag: ferries

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $384.4 million in federal funding from for expanding and improving the nation’s ferry service in communities across the country, as well as accelerate the transition to zero emission transportation.

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced a $7.3 million in federal transportation grant that will help NY Waterway install the first hybrid engines in its ferry fleet.

MOL announced that the first of Japan's first two LNG-fueled ferries, the Sunflower Kurenai, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co, entered service on January 13.

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB), the Irish government agency for investigating maritime accidents and incidents, published its report of an incident involving two passenger ferries at Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB), the Irish government agency for investigating maritime accidents and incidents, published its report on the fire that broke out onboard the Ferry “Frazer Tintern” midway between Ballyhack, Co. Wexford and Passage East, Co. Waterford.

As per UK MAIB's latest Safety Digest a ro-ro cargo ferry experienced flames from the refrigerated unit. While no injuries were reports, significant lessons are to be learned.

MOL announced that the Sunflower Kurenai, the Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry received its first LNG fuel supply at the Port of Beppu in Oita Prefecture from Kyuden.

A delegation from the World Maritime University (WMU) was in the Philippines from 14 to 18 November in relation to the consultation and assessment elements of the Study to Address Safety and Energy Efficiency of Domestic Passenger Ships in the Philippines.

As per the latest Safety Digest report by the UK MAIB, the log transducer of a ro-ro cargo ferry was damaged and paint had been scraped from the shell plating.

Around a dozen people were injured after an explosion onboard a ferry in Myanmar’s commercial hub of Yangon, on December 18.