This week, after months of citizen suggestions and public input, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 to select Wishkah as the name for the state’s next new 144-car hybrid-electric ferry, which
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) reports that its design for a 190-foot passenger/vehicle ferry for the Trust for Governors Island is out for bid. The ferry will operate between Lower Manhattan and
Designed by New Orleans headquartered TAI Engineers LLC, the 168- by 45-foot passenger, truck and car ferry Carmen Lee was recently launched by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors’ Houma, La., shipyard. The ferry is
Resolute, one of two high-speed passenger catamaran ferries delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, to the Government of Bermuda, Ministry on Transport in 2002, has returned to service after a compete refit
Alaska’s state ferry system, the Alaska Marine Highway, is set to at long last get a replacement for its 57-year-old ferry Tustamena, which is now costing the state $2 million a year
Auckland, New Zealand, operator Fullers360 has ordered its first plug-in electric hybrid ferry. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 34.6- by 9.5-meter vessel will carry 299 passenger and have a service speed of
The Hornblower Group’s American Queen Voyages is to rename its sister passenger ships Victory I and Victory II as Ocean Voyager and Ocean Navigator when they re-enter service in early 2022. The
In a world first, Kongsberg has tested and verified a full-scale, full-size, zero-emissions drivetrain, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, designed for ships and ferries. The project, which marks a critical step in
Both ocean-going and inland river cruises are scheduled to make a comeback at the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) in 2022. The arrival of the Norwegian Breakaway on November 21 at
The Salamanca, the second of five ships in the E-Flexer class ordered by Stena RoRo for Brittany Ferries, was delivered on November 30. The vessel is the sixth E-Flexer of 12 ordered