SNL stars and club owner buy vintage Staten Island ferry
When the on-line auction for the veteran Staten Island Ferry John F. Kennedy ended January 19, 36 bids had been submitted with the winning bid of $280,100.00 coming from a bidder identified
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VIDEO: Fully-electric ferry is first of its kind in southern hemisphere
The first fully-electric, high-speed passenger ferry in the southern hemisphere recently made its debut in Wellington, New Zealand. The 19 meter long ferry, the Ika Rere, can carry up to 132 passengers
Veteran Staten Island ferry is being auctioned off
If you want to buy the historic Staten Island Ferry vessel John F. Kennedy, you’ll need to get your bid in by p.m. MST, January 19, unless the seller extends the auction.
Toronto will take ferry fleet all-electric
The fourth largest city in North America, Toronto, is moving ahead with a plan to replace its current, aging fleet of ferry vessels with fully electric vessels. The city’s largest park, Toronto
Brix Marine delivers latest water taxi
Now in service at the Klahoose Wilderness Resort on Cortes Island, B.C., Canada, the 32- by 12-foot Goat 1 water taxi is the latest addition to Port Angeles, Wash.-based boatbuilder Brix Marine’s
Washington State Ferries ridership rebounds
Annual ridership aboard Washington State Ferries (WSF) reached 17.3 million in 2021, an increase of almost 3.3 million ferry customers on 2020’s pandemic numbers. The uptick took ridership in 2021 to roughly
Keel laid for two electric ferries for Dutch operator
Designer CoCo Yachts B.V. of the Netherlands reports that a keel laying ceremony was recently held for two all-electric ferries on order at Holland Shipyards Group for Dutch ferry operator Riveer. The
N.C. DoT is auctioning off a surplus ferry
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DoT) has put a 1995-built car/passenger ferry up for auction on the state’s surplus property website. The ferry is the Thomas A. Baum, with a capacity
“They’re hiring women now!” Ferry captain reflects on 46 years of service
Back in late September 2021, Capt. Marsha Morse of Vashon, Wash., retired after over 46 years of service as a professional mariner with the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system. Morse became the
Zan Fast Ferries orders third CoCo Yachts Coastal Cruiser
Gorinchen, Netherlands-headquartered CoCo Yachts reports that Zan Fast Ferries of Zanzibar, Tanzania, has ordered a third CoCo Yachts designed high speed passenger craft. The vessel, a Coastal Cruiser 599, will join two