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
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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
Q&A: 10 Minutes with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding
In a ceremony held December 3, 2021, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., shipbuilder Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivered the 340 foot long, 5,500-cubic-meter LNG bunkering barge, Clean Canaveral, to Polaris New Energy. The vessel, which
Jennifer Carpenter to keynote TTB 2022 in Mobile
Marine Log’s TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) 2022 conference is set to go live and in person March 29-30 in Mobile, Ala., with a full agenda and an offsite tour in the
USCG names 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year
Timothy Meyers has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year Award. Assigned to the Office of Design and Engineering Standards in Washington D.C., Meyers leads
“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
USCG issues interim rule on fire safety of small passenger vessels
In response to the deadly Conception dive boat fire, the U.S. Coast Guard is issuing an interim rule as the first step to implementing statutorily mandated requirements for fire safety on certain
VIDEO: CBS looks inside the Sea Change ferry
SWITCH Maritime’s landmark Sea Change hydrogen-powered ferry project got a lot of attention at Marine Log’s FERRIES 2021 event. Now it is starting to get some much needed mass media coverage. Watch
10 minutes with NYCEDC’s Cecilia Kushner on ferry investments
Last month, Cecilia Kushner, the executive vice president for the Planning Division of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), opened Marine Log’s FERRIES conference along the New York Harbor waterfront.
Electrifying Toronto airport ferry yields big GHG savings
Following a 20-week refit, the Marilyn Bell I ferry, which connects passengers, vehicles and supplies to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, is now the first fully-electric ferry in Canada. It is powered