WSF reports surge in 2024 ridership
The largest ferry service in the U.S., Washington State Ferries (WSF), welcomed nearly 500,000 more people aboard last year compared to the year before. Ridership for the year was more than 19.1
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VIDEO: TDOT christens new ferry
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently announced that its new ferry boat, the M/V Summitt, is now in service connecting Benton and Houston counties. Aptly named after legendary Lady Vols basketball
DFDS wins 20-year Jersey ferry services contract
The Government of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands between England and France (and a self-governing dependency of the U.K.) has awarded Copenhagen-headquartered DFDS a 20-year contract to operate the Island’s
BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries
Canada’s BC Ferries, which has had its share of problems with some of its oldest vessels, this month formally submitted its plan to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs) to the BC
ESG delivers new ferry Long Island
Panama City, Fla.-headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has successfully delivered the ferry Long Island (ESG Hull 228), a newly constructed passenger and auto ferry, to the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat
ProZero delivers 12-passenger vessel to Norwegian high-speed ferry operator
Faaborg, Denmark-based ProZero reports that it has delivered a 15 meter ProZero passenger vessel to Norwegian high-speed ferry operator Metro-Opus and that, after rigorous testing and certification processes, it has been approved
AAM wins $46M SF Bay Ferry REEF ferry contract
San Francisco Bay Ferry’s board of directors has authorized the purchase of America’s first three battery-electric, zero-emission high-speed passenger ferries. The $46 million contract was awarded All American Marine Inc. (AAM), Bellingham,
Op-Ed: Ferry success comes into focus via public-private partnerships
By Timothy O’Brien, SVP of ferries and transportation, Hornblower Group It’s easy to say that 2024 is the year of the ferry, but that would ignore the strong return and sustained growth
VIDEO: Vessev e-foiler set to start sailings for Fullers360
New Zealand’s largest ferry operator, Auckland-based Fullers 360, has added an electric foiling ferry to its fleet. It is now taking bookings for sailings on the first Vessev VS—9 e-foiler to enter
Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast
Austal Philippines has delivered a 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran to Australia’s Rottnest Fast Ferries, less than twelve months after commencing construction at its Balamban, Cebu, shipyard. The vessel, the Ocean Master,