Baird Maritime resumes its regular feature weeks by focusing on the steadily growing, global passenger vessel sector. We will review recently delivered large ferries in Europe and the Far East, electric commuter boats for Russia's capital city, a fast catamaran for Norway, and a luxury tour vessel for an owner in Thailand.
We also take a closer look into an upcoming Norwegian-led project with the aim of introducing a fleet of autonomous inner city ferries into service as well as the fascinating story of a Thai river ferry company that has been in operation for over five decades.
We invite regular readers to continue visiting these pages for the latest news and other noteworthy developments in this ever-important sector of the global maritime industry.
– "Besides the smart functions, the ferry and docking systems follow a standardised design so that it is compatible with existing infrastructure in addition to being ready for mass production."
– "The long slim and agile wooden boats have proven themselves over a half century on the tricky and turbulent waters of the Chao Phraya."
– by Alan Haig-Brown, novelist, non-fiction writer, and regular Baird Maritime contributor
– "The physical inspection of bollards is a problem that has been with us for generations."
– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime's anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations
– "On any steamer you had a microcosm of colonial Burma's political, economic and social hierarchy."
– By Paul Strachan, author and founder/owner of Pandaw Cruises
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