Future ferries: Some may fly, most won’t
Back in the 1960s, there was all sorts of buzz around hovercraft and hydrofoils. With some impressive deliveries—like the Boeing JetFoil—they were going to change the face of the ferry industry. Except
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FERRIES 2023: Panel on NYC’s first public hybrid-electric ferry
Coming off the heels of a successful San Francisco presentation last November, Marine Log’s 36th annual FERRIES conference is heading back to the East Coast, taking place November 14-15 in Jersey City,
An inside perspective: the dirty facts about clean marine fuels
By Michael Complita, PE, Principal in Charge, Elliott Bay Design Group It is well studied that pound for pound and passenger for passenger, moving goods and people by water has always been
Ship Repair USA: Mitigating welding risks during ship repair projects
As a supporter of shipyards and a representative for vessel owners and operators, Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has recognized a need for complex weld engineering and inspection services. The combination
Conrad Shipyard picked to build new Governors Island battery-hybrid ferry
When we last reported on the plan for a new ferry to operate between New York City’s Lower Manhattan and Governors Island, things had reached the stage where an RFP for the
Fire Island Ferries takes delivery of multi-purpose vehicle ferry
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) and Fire Island Ferries report that construction of Fire Island Maid, the ferry company’s newest ferry, is complete. The vessel has received its U.S. Coast Guard COI
TTB 2023: Panelists to discuss the tech shift as we move to lower emissions
On March 7-8 in Mobile, Ala., Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2023 will once again bring together owners, operators, naval architects, shipbuilders and more to discuss advances in technology and design, as
EBDG teams with Miller Marine on fully electric truckable tug
Seattle-headquartered naval architect firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has teamed with Deltaville, Va., based Miller Marine to design and construct a fully electric version of Miller Marine’s truckable tug. EBDG will
FERRIES 2022: EBDG naval architect to present on “green” passenger/vehicle ferry concept
Next month at Marine Log’s FERRIES 2022 conference—taking place November 1-2 in San Francisco—one of Elliott Bay Design Group’s (EBDG) naval architects, Chris Biernat, will present on a conceptual passenger/vehicle ferry for
Silverback Marine unveils industry-first collared landing craft
Tacoma, Wash., aluminum boat builder Silverback Marine has released details of its latest brainchild for the small commercial workboat market: a fully collared, large-door landing craft. Collared RHIB style boats are widely