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BC Ferries’ newest Salish Class vessel leaves Polish shipyard bound for Vancouver Island

Salish Heron left Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Gdansk, Poland today (Dec. 22).

New BC Ferries vessel expected to arrive in Victoria tomorrow

Island 6, as it is temporarily named, departed Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania Oct. 11 on a 72-day transoceanic journey.

BC Ferries unveils latest Island Class vessel Kwigwis

BC Ferries vessel Kwigwis will enter service next year as part of a two-ship operation on the Nanaimo Harbour – Gabriola Island route. 

BC Ferries’ final Island Class vessel en route from Romanian shipyard

The vessel, temporarily named Island 6, transited the Panama Canal on Nov. 18 — it departed a Romanian shipyard in October, according to a release from BC Ferries.

BC Ferries’ newest hybrid electric vessel arrives in Victoria

About one-third of the voyage from Romania was completed by using battery power with the main engines stopped, according to BC Ferries.

BC Ferries’ newest hybrid electric ship prepares for final leg of journey to Vancouver Island

The vessel will enter service next year and will help provide two-ship service on the Nanaimo Harbour – Gabriola Island route.

BC Ferries announces new ferry names during special ceremony

Island Nagalis and Island K’ulut’a are the newest vessels to enter the fleet, allowing two-ship service to begin on the Campbell River–Quadra Island route next year.

BC Ferries’ third hybrid electric ferry expected to arrive tomorrow

The vessel departed Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on May 19 on a 64 day, 10,700 nautical mile transatlantic journey to Vancouver Island.

BC Ferries’ newest hybrid ship passes through Panama Canal on its way home from Romania

BC Ferries said it expects the ship to arrive in B.C. by mid-August.

BC Ferries’ third Island Class vessel leaves Romania to sail home under its own power

The yet-to-be named ferry will make the transatlantic voyage under its own power in approximately 60 days, depending on weather.
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