Autonomous ferry at dock

Stockholm to put autonomous ferry into operation this year

Back in November last year, Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten announced that it was planning to operate a small autonomous ferry in Stockholm, Sweden, and that shipbuilder Brødrene Aa had been given the

Rear Adm. John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, and Capt. Zeita Merchant, the Coast Guard Sector New York commander and Captain of the Port of New York, present a Public Service Commendation to representatives from the NYC Ferry Vessel River Sprinter at Whitehall Ferry Terminal in New York City, March 9, 2023.

Ferry and tug crews recognized following ferry fire rescue

The Coast Guard presented Public Service Commendations and Certificates of Merit March 9 at the Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan to the New York City Police and Fire Departments, and to the ferry and tug

Mackinac Island ferry boat that will go all electric

1962-built Mackinac Island ferry will go electric

A $3.06 million award from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Fuel Transformation Program will support the first-ever conversion of a Mackinac Island passenger ferry to zero-emissions electric

Urban Sprinter double-ended ferry

BV to class double-ended ferry duo

Bureau Veritas is to class two 64.8 meter long, 1,000-passenger capacity, double-ended ferries ordered by Hong Kong’s Sun Ferries. Designed by Netherlands-based CoCo Yachts and built by YaGuang Technology Co. Ltd in

New Fire Island Ferries vessel

Fire Island Ferries takes delivery of multi-purpose vehicle ferry

Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) and Fire Island Ferries report that construction of Fire Island Maid, the ferry company’s newest ferry, is complete. The vessel has received its U.S. Coast Guard COI

Sea Change ferry

Sea Change ferry arrives in San Francisco

The highly anticipated zero-emissions ferry, the M/V Sea Change, powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology arrived in San Francisco over the weekend, where it will prepare to carry passengers later this year.

Keel authentication of new auto and passenger ferry

Eastern Shipbuilding authenticates keel of new auto and passenger ferry

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc.’s Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla., last week hosted the keel authentication ceremony for a new 302-foot auto and passenger ferry (ESG Hull 228) it is building for

Cathlamet in dry dock

Sister shipyards fix WSF ferry damaged in “hard landing”

When the 328 foot long Washington State Ferry M/V Cathlamet struck one of the mooring dolphins at the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal near Seattle, on July 28, 2022, two sister shipyards — Everett

B.C. Government is putting CAD &500 million of new funding into BC Ferries

BC Ferries receives funding to avoid fare hikes

The British Columbia government is pumping CAD 500 million (about US$369 million) of new funding into BC Ferries. The aim is to lower fare increases for users of its coastal ferry service.

Angel Island ferry is set to go all electric

California’s Angel Island ferry to be converted to all-electric

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is partnering with the Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Company (Angel Island Ferry) to support the electrification of its 400-passenger, 1975-built ferry vessel Angel Island which plans to

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