November 30, 2014 A special keel-laying was held on November 28 at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, North Vancouver for the new cable ferry ordered by BC Ferries, the customer said in its press release. Once complete, the cable ferry will measure 78.5 me ...
N.L. taxpayers could be on hook for $25-million levy on 2 new ships November 29, 2014 - CBC A national association for ferry operators says Ottawa should get rid of a tariff on new passenger vessels imported into the country. As CBC Investigates reveal ...
Hellenic Shipping News - November 28, 2014 FortisBC announced that it will provide $5 million in incentive funding toward two new vessels for Seaspan Ferries that will be able to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The incentives were made possible fol ...
Questions about cost to taxpayers come in wake of CBC Investigates story on federal levy CBC - November 28, 2014 The Liberals and New Democrats grilled the Tory government in the House of Assembly Thursday about a federal tariff that could result in a ...
November 28, 2014 After a long journey from Singapore and and undergoing sea trials and crew training all fall, the Burrard Otter II is ready to set out on the open seas on Monday, December 1 for its maiden voyage! Want to be one of the first customers ...
CBC - November 27, 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador taxpayers will be on the hook for more than $25 million in additional payments over and above the announced $100-million cost of two new ferries to service the Bell Island and FogoIsland/Change Islands ...
CTV Atlantic - November 27, 2014 A new ferry is due to arrive in the Maritimes in a matter of days, but some worry about the chosen ship’s ability to handle the all-important commercial traffic between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The new ferry – a $ ...
Times Colonist - November 25, 2014 VICTORIA - BC Ferries plans to convert its two largest vessels to liquefied natural gas in an effort to save fuel costs after sinking $126 million into marine diesel fuel last year. The company announced Tuesday that ...
Ship & Bunker - November 25, 2014 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee's (MSC94) decision to set in place new rules on the location of fuel tanks on liquefied natural gas-powered ships will "safeguard further deve ...