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BC Ferries' third battery-electric hybrid vessel launches at Damen Shipyard (Video)

New Island Class ferry will service Campbell River – Quadra Island route in 2022BC Ferries continues to roll out its Clean Futures Plan with the launch of its third battery electric-hybrid Island Class vessel. The vessel entered the water early …
Nov 2, 2020 / Vessels

BC Ferries adds more than 750 sailings above contract, helping rebuild local economies

Collaboration with Ferry Advisory Committees results in return to pre-COVID-19 sailing levelsBC Ferries announced on Wednesday (Aug19) that its ongoing engagement with Ferry Advisory Committees has resulted in the company adding 769 sailings above …
Aug 20, 2020 / Curious

BC Ferries and Remontowa Shipbuilding contract for new ferry specifies Wärtsilä propulsion solution

The technology group Wärtsilä has again been selected to provide an integrated system consisting of the LNG plant, dual-fuel engines, and electrical propulsion system for the latest addition to Vancouver, Canada based BC Ferries’ series of Salish …
Mar 4, 2020 / Curious

BC Ferries reveals names of two new Damen-built vessels

On 19th February BC Ferries held a naming ceremony for the first of its two Island Class Ferries at Victoria’s Point Hope Maritime. At the event, the names of the vessels – Island Discovery and Island Aurora – were revealed for the first time. The …
Mar 4, 2020 / Vessels

BC Ferries Awards Contract For Additional Salish-Class Vessel

BC Ferries continues to roll out its Clean Futures Plan and has awarded Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. of Gdansk, Poland a contract to build an additional liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled vessel scheduled to go into service in the Southern Gulf …
Feb 3, 2020 / Vessels

BC Ferries again opts for SCHOTTEL propulsion for Island Class

German propulsion manufacturer SCHOTTEL has again secured an order to provide propulsion units for 81-metre road ferries to Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. Each of the four newly built vessels ordered by Canadian operator BC Ferries will be …
Jan 22, 2020 / Curious

BC Ferries’ newest hybrid electric ships arrived at the Panama Canal

BC Ferries’ newest hybrid electric ships arrived at the Panama Canal Thursday (Dec19) and are now preparing for their trip home to B.C. The vessels departed Constanta, Romania on November 20 on a semi-submersible transport vessel. The ships are …
Dec 20, 2019 / Vessels

BC Ferries’ Two Hybrid Electric Ships bound for British Columbia

Ships loaded on semi-submersible delivery vessel for Transatlantic voyageBC Ferries’ first two hybrid electric Island Class ferries are on their way to British Columbia. The ships departed Constanta, Romania on November 20, 2019, on a …
Nov 27, 2019 / Vessels

Damen secures repeat order from B.C. Ferry Services

BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group with a repeat order of four additional Damen Road Ferries 8117 E3, also known as the “Island Class vessels”. The diesel-electric hybrid ferries follow two such vessels that the client ordered from Damen …
Nov 11, 2019 / Vessels

BC Ferries awards contracts for four more hybrid-electric vessels

Ships are designed to be fully electric when electric charging technology maturesBC Ferries continues to roll out its Clean Futures Plan and has awarded Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands contracts to build four more battery electric-hybrid …
Nov 7, 2019 / Curious