Category: BC Ferries
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BC Ferries selects ABB tech for its New Major Vessels
BC Ferries selects ABB tech for its New Major Vessels ABB has been selected to supply a complete package of power, propulsion and control technology for four new hybrid-electric, double-ended passenger and car ferries that will replace four end-of-life vessels, under BC Ferries’ New Major Vessel (NMV) program. BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to…
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Damen splashes BC Ferries’ new fully electric-ready ferry
Damen splashes BC Ferries’ new fully electric-ready ferry Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has launched the latest Island class fully electric-ready ferry for Canada’s ferry operator BC Ferries. The post Damen splashes BC Ferries’ new fully electric-ready ferry appeared first on Offshore Energy. Naida Hakirevic Prevljak Go to offshore energy biz
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Damen Galati launches another BC Ferries Island class ferry
Damen Galati launches another BC Ferries Island class ferry Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania launched the latest Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries on May 22. The vessel, a Damen RoRo 8117 E3, will become the seventh Damen vessel to sail in the BC Ferries fleet. Damen to build four new BC Ferries hybrid-electric Island…
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BC Ferries’ new battery-powered ship touches water at Damen Galati yard
BC Ferries’ new battery-powered ship touches water at Damen Galati yard Romania-based Damen Shipyards Galati, part of Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group, has launched the latest Island class ferry for Canadian ferry company BC Ferries. The post BC Ferries’ new battery-powered ship touches water at Damen Galati yard appeared first on Offshore Energy. Naida Hakirevic…
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Damen Galati cuts steel for latest BC Ferries Island Class vessel
Damen Galati cuts steel for latest BC Ferries Island Class vessel Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has cut steel on the third vessel in a series of four Island Class ferries on order for Canada’s BC Ferries. At the same time, another vessel in the series reached the grand block assembly stage of construction at…
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BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries
BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries Canada’s BC Ferries, which has had its share of problems with some of its oldest vessels, this month formally submitted its plan to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs) to the BC Ferries Commissioner. If approved, this project would be the largest capital…