This new vessel, which does not yet have a name, is set to be delivered to Point Hope Maritime in Vic West later this year, where it will go through final preparations before going into service.
It is expected to come into service by early next year as one of two Island-class vessels on the Nanaimo-Gabriola Island route. Those vessels will replace the larger Quinsam.
B.C. Ferries says replacing the Quinsam with two smaller vessels will increase capacity on the route and allow for more frequent service. Each Island Class ferry can carry at least 47 vehicles and up to 400 passengers and crew.
BC Ferries Launches More Battery & LNG-Powered Vessels
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday December 28, 2020
Canadian ferry firm The first is its
Damen Shipyards Galati in
Romania where it is under construction. Subject to successful sea trials, the yet-to-be named vessel is due to arrive on Canada s West Coast in late 2021 and enter service in 2022. The second vessel is
Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in
Poland. Work is set to continue there until scheduled sea trials in late 2021 and is schedule to enter service in
British Columbia in early 2022. If nothing else, the announcements highlight that talk of swapping bunkers for batteries and other alternatives is way past the point of just talk, and particularly so in the ferry sector where fixed, shorter routes and smaller vessels are commonplace.
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Change your preferences Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. has launched the fourth liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled Salish Class vessel owned by the Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries. The ship entered the water over the weekend, with work continuing there until scheduled sea trials in late 2021. Following successful sea trials, the vessel will make the 10,440 nautical mile journey from Gdansk, Poland to British Columbia in early 2022 for final preparations.
The ferry is scheduled to go into service in the Southern Gulf Islands in 2022, and is identical to the three Salish Class vessels built by Remontowa for BC Ferries in 2016-2017.
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The two-ship service is scheduled to begin on the route in 2022, replacing the existing Powell River Queen.
By replacing one larger ship with two smaller vessels on the route, BC Ferries will increase capacity per hour (from 59 to 94 vehicles per hour, on average), receive more frequent service, as well as reduce congestion on local roads.
“When electric charging technology matures to make electricity available in the quantities required, BC Ferries will operate these new ships as all-electric ferries, using clean energy. In the interim, these ships will use an on board low sulphur diesel hybrid system,” the company said.
Islamabad: Pakistan Navy has inducted a state-of-the-art corvette, Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Tabuk, at a ceremony held in Karachi on Thursday.
The offshore patrol vessel (OPV), built by Dutch defence company Damen, was commissioned in November at Romania’s Port of Constanta. The vessel is the second of two 2,300-tonne corvettes constructed by Damen after signing a contract with Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence in 2017. The first vessel, PNS Yarmook, joined the Pakistan Navy fleet in July this year.
Milestone for Pakistan Navy
Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, described the induction of PNS Tabuk as a significant step for Pakistan Navy which will help enhance its operational capabilities. The addition of the new warship “will contribute in promoting a safe and secure maritime environment in the region”, Admiral Niazi said, underscoring the importance of evolving geo-strategic environment in the region and the need for a strong naval force to respond to i