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The contract for a new double-ended ferry that will operate on the Upper Arrow Lake in British Columbia, Canada, has been awarded to Waterbridge Steel Inc. The new vessel will replace two ferries built in the 1960?s which are equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). The vessels? Voith Schneider propulsion systems have proven their worth under the speci c application conditions and were therefore again chosen as propulsion system for the new ferry. Since 1968, the two VSP-propelled double- ended ferries ?Shelter Bay? and ?Galena Bay? have been transporting passengers and their vehicles between the bays of the same name. In 2011, the ferry route, operating under sometimes adverse conditions, served just under 300,000 tourists, forestry workers and hunters. Three VSP for Canadian Double-Ended Ferry MN 13www.marinelink.com MN Feb2013 Layout 1-17.indd 13MN Feb2013 Layout 1-17.indd 131/31/2013 3:22:04 PM1/31/2013 3:22:04 PM