Ferry News

The second electric ferry built for Norled at Sembcorp has arrived in Norway and awaiting discharge:


The HLV is Rolldock Star.

Condor looks to future with seaglider interest | Guernsey Press

The first LNG-powered RoPax ferry in Norway, M/F Glutra in Ålesund today:


Built in 2000 she was a modern wonder at the time:

She have just completed conversion to hybrid-electric propulsion:

In January this year Russia welcomed the first dual fuel (LNG/Diesel) ferry to the the fleet.
Delivered from a yard in Turkey:

Seen here when arriving in Ust-Luga for the first time:

Now the second such ferry has entered service and received her fist supply of LNG:
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The ferries will operate on the Ust-Luga – Baltiysk route, which is strategically important for Russia:


The 2001 Southern Shipyard, Puerto Galera, Philippines built passenger/cargo vessel TAHITI NUI (Direction De L’equipement Flotille, Papeete, F.P) seen in the port of Uturoa, Raiatea, French Polynesia. She maintains a regular schedule ferrying people between, and supplying, the islands in French Polynesia.
Photo: A.Nonymous

The first hydrogen powered car ferry in the world has received first hydrogen supply in preparation for entering regular service:

More on the hydrogen powered ferry Hydra:

KM Sabuk Nusantara 90:
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BC FERRIES TO TRANSITION METRO VANCOUVER-BASED VESSELS TO B20 BIODIESEL:

https://www.manifoldtimes.com/news/bc-ferries-prepares-transition-of-metro-vancouver-based-vessels-switch-from-diesel-fuel-to-b20/

This old ferry is at Havyard for a major overhale to be ready for the next season carrying tourists on the Hellesylt - Geiranger run:


Photo: Sven Arild Pedersen
She will get two new Mitsubishi diesel motors IMO Tire III to meet the requirements to operate in Geirangerfjord for a few more years.

https://www.sjohistorie.no/no/skip/31923

M/F Hydra is being prepared for its first trip on hydrogen.

  • We look forward to welcoming travelers on board, says Heidi Wolden, managing director of Norled about “Hydra”, which will finally run on hydrogen.

M/F Hydra has now arrived in Viganeset together with the bunkering tower. Norled has finished most of the tests and is currently filling the system with nitrogen to get air out. The plan is to start with low pressure and hot hydrogen gas next week:


Source: NSF today


The first of two large double-ended ferries, P&O PIONEER, has been on sea trials. (1,500 passengers and 3,658 lane meters) Built by Guangzhou Shipbuilding International and designed by OSK-ShipTech A/S. The new P&O Ferries vessel will enter service on Calais-Dover in the spring of 2023.
Source: Ferry Shipping News & Ferry Shipping Summit

Better looking ferry than the above heading to NZ:

Still operating in Europe:


On 7 December 2022, Tallink Superfast Ltd, a subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, took delivery of the new fast passenger ferry MYSTAR from Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, Finland. The 212m long MYSTAR has a capacity for 2800 passengers and a car deck for up to 750 passenger vehicles.
The cost of the ship is around EUR 250 million and the purchase is financed with a loan of EUR 196,3 million from KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH Ltd., the credit is guaranteed by Finnish Export Credit Agency Finnvera Oyj. The long-term loan was drawn down at the delivery, the maturity of the loan is twelve years and bears fixed interest rate.MYSTAR is co-financed by European Union, the Connecting Europe Facility, Transport – Motorways of the Sea. MYSTAR will start operating today, 13 December 2022.
Source: Ferry Shipping News & Ferry Shipping Summit

This may belong under “shipyard f*ckups”?:

And while the islanders wait for their life line ferries:

On the other side of the planet. Will Bridgeport finally get high-speed ferry service? The city is investing in that possibility:

Will we ever know “the truth”?:

Turkish shipyard to build two ferries for CMAL