Recent deliveries include a sightseeing catamaran for operation in an Australian marine park and an electric ferry to serve South Korea's Busan Port. Orders have meanwhile been placed for a hybrid Ro-Pax ferry for a German operator, a hydrofoil tour boat for New Zealand's Lake Taupo, and a commuter ferry to serve France's Brittany region.
German ferry operator TT-Line has entered into a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (CMI Jinling) for the construction of a new Ro-Pax vessel.
The new vessel will have a length of approximately 240 metres and a capacity for 1,000 passengers.
Australian eco-tourism operator the Tour Collective has placed a new sightseeing catamaran vessel into service in the Moreton Bay Marine Park in Queensland.
The 22-metre Spirit of Mulgumpin has been designed to support the unique schedule and operational requirements of the Tour Collective's See Moreton business.
Lorient Agglomération, an inter-municipal cooperation agency based in Brittany in Northwestern France, has contracted local shipyard Navalu for the design and construction of a new electric commuter ferry.
The vessel will be operated between the Brittany communes of Gâvres and Port Louis following her scheduled delivery in the first quarter of 2027.
A new hydrofoil tour boat service will be introduced on Lake Taupo on New Zealand's North Island.
James and Laurel Kells, currently the owner-operators of Taupo Water Sports, have unveiled their new venture, Taupo Hydrofoil Tours, which will offer trips destinations around the lake on an electric hydrofoiling catamaran developed by local technology company Vessev.
The Busan Port Authority (BPA) in South Korea recently introduced a new electric ferry for operation in the Port of Busan.
E-Green will be operated by the BPA as a "port guide vessel," which will embark passengers on guided tours where they will witness some of the operations at the Port of Busan first-hand.
