Derecktor Shipyards New York has now launched the two hybrid passenger ferries that it is building for Savannah, Ga.-based Chatham Area Transit. As we previously reported, they are the first hybrid passenger
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
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
This issue covers U.S. ports, the resurgence of cruising, and the rise in revenue and passengers, especially with new ships. We also look back at Top Women in Maritime.
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
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the March 24, 2923, fire aboard the 1990-built passenger vessel Spirit of Boston, operated by City Cruises US. The 153-foot vessel caught
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
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
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
“This has been an incredibly strong finish to a record year,” said CEO Josh Weinstein as the world’s largest cruise company, Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc, today reported financial results for the
