US first zero-emission high speed ferries
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide its fleet electrification and systems integrator services for a project...
Ferries in marine news
Danfoss to deliver drivetrain for two new hybrid-electric ferries in Hong Kong
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division has been commissioned by Cheoy Lee Shipyard to deliver the hybrid-electric marine drivetrain system...
P&O Ferries bosses set to escape punishment for mass sackings
Directors at P&O Ferries say they are confident that there will be no financial penalty over the mass sacking...
Thousands of seafarers to miss out on minimum wage increase
Maritime union, RMT has criticised the government amid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increase, pointing out that thousands of...
In Focus: Lifeboat falls off ‘low wage’ P&O ferry
Maritime union RMT has written to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), after it was reported that a lifeboat...
Chaos in Orkneys after 45 people, and snake, rescued from stranded ferry
Holiday chaos has ensued in the Orkney Islands after MV Alfred ran aground (5July22) on the Island of Swona...
Electric ferry sails 50 miles on single battery charge
The world’s longest-ranging, fully electric ferry, Ellen, set a new world record at the 7th annual Global Conference on...
Unions criticise ‘feeble’ plans for seafarers’ minimum wage law
Ports and unions have criticised the UK government over “feeble” plans to ensure seafarers are paid the equivalent of...
P&O ferry left adrift for two hours after power loss
P&O Ferries seafarers are reportedly refusing to work on a ship that was left adrift in the Irish Sea...
P&O Ferries in new row about more wage cuts
P&O Ferries has been accused of trying to cut the wages of its already low-paid workforce. As reported in...
P&O ferry detained over a ‘number of deficiencies’
A P&O ferry has been detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, after an inspection found “a number of...
