October 2022
Leading up to Marine Log’s FERRIES 2022 conference, we look at the ferry market and ridership, ferry design, and what’s happening in the cruise ship industry.
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Ferry Service Expansion Act introduced
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) have introduced the “Ferry Service Expansion Act,” seeking significant additional funding for a number of programs — including the retrofit of current
FERRIES 2022: New federal funding opens up ferry electrification opportunities
Speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2022 in San Francisco will include ABB Marine & Ports’ Bruce Strupp. In a presentation on November 1, he will speak on ferry electrification opportunities opened
Washington State Ferries to outline its hybrid electric journey at FERRIES 2022
Speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2022 will include Matt von Ruden, administrator of Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) electrification program. On November 2, Day 2 of the conference, he will speak on
LETTER: A new design concept for a Mosquito Fleet ferry
“The Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet was comprised of hundreds of private transport companies’ steamers and sternwheelers that worked the waterways of Puget Sound between 1830s to 1930s. Before roads, the area relied
NCDOT in new bid to auction off surplus ferry
Back in January we reported that the North Carolina Department of Transportation had put its 1995-built car/passenger ferry Thomas A. Baum up for auction on the state’s surplus property website. It seems
Hornblower to speak on green hydrogen at FERRIES 2022
With less than two months remaining, Marine Log’s 35th annual FERRIES conference is set to make its San Francisco debut November 1-2, with a full lineup of expert owner, operator, green tech,
RFP out for new NYC Ferry operator
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has now issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking an operator for the NYC Ferry public transit system. The RFP comes after New York
Steamship Authority buying two OSVs for conversion to freight ferries
The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority has announced its intention to purchase two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) from Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) of Covington, La., for conversion to freight
Conrad adds towboat and battery-hybrid ferry to backlog
Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) yesterday announced today its second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022, financial results and backlog at June 30, 2022.