Finnish power system manufacturer Wärtsilä has secured a contract to supply a fully integrated electric propulsion system for two new high-speed catamaran ferries. These battery-electric vessels, ...

Virtu Ferries, operators of the Malta-Sicily high-speed catamaran service, will be acquiring a new vessel designed to be one of the largest aluminium hull catamarans in Europe. It will be built by ...

In a ceremony held at its Singapore shipyard earlier this month, aluminum vessel specialist Strategic Marine named and delivered Putri Mayang Sari, the first of three next-generation 43-meter ...

High-speed ferries can be an excellent alternative for commuting in cities that have access to inland waterways. Still, the problem is that they also burn a lot of fuel, which is bad for the ...

Two 47 metre high speed catamaran ferries departed Austal’s Henderson shipyard this week bound for Guadeloupe, where they will shortly commence operations for long-standing Austal customer L’Express ...

Australian shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a €20.5 million ( around USD 24 million) contract to design and build a 66-meter high-speed catamaran ferry for repeat client The Degage Group of French ...

MV Alfred is to be put through berthing trials before being used as a relief service on CalMac routes CalMac is due to begin trials of a catamaran ferry to help provide relief cover on its west coast ...