The Canadian ferry operator – British Columbia Ferries (BC Ferries) has won the Shippax Retrofit Award for completing the conversion of a large passenger ferry from diesel to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The conversion was performed in Poland, at Remontowa Shiprepair Yard SA in Gdansk.
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Spirit of Vancouver Island converted to LNG on the way to Canada
The converted Spirit of Vancouver Island at Remontowa SA shortly before her departure. Spirit of Vancouver Island owned by BC Ferries, has been converted at Remontowa Shiprepair Yard SA. On 27 February 2019 the ferry departed from the yard following the completion of a mid-life upgrade (MLU).
Ferry converted to LNG propulsion at Remontowa SA arrives in Canada
After a spectacular conversion at Remontowa Shiprepair Yard SA in Gdansk, Poland, the Spirit of British Columbia ferry, belonging to the largest ferry operator in North America – BC Ferries – set out on March 27th across the North European waters and Atlantic to Richmond, where it arrived on May […]