Heddle Shipyards fully booked for the winter
All three of Canadian shipbuilder Heddle Shipyards’ Ontario Shipyards are fully booked for the 2022 winter works season. The company says that, despite a new wave of pandemic restrictions and supply chain
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Alaska starts acquisition ball rolling on ferry replacement
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has taken a step forward in the acquisition process that will see it select a qualified U.S. shipyard to build a replacement for its 57-year-old ferry
New Baleària ferry will test bed hydrogen fuel cell
Spanish ferry operator Baleària is building a battery-hybrid ferry for the Ibiza-Formentera route that will emit zero emissions during port stays and approaches, helped by the experimental use of a hydrogen fuel
North Virginia blows dust off Potomac ferry plans
According to North Virginia news site InsideNova, a project to operate a commuter ferry between Woodbridge, Va., and Washington, D.C., is again under active consideration. The Potomac Commuter Fast Ferry proposal has
SNL stars and club owner buy vintage Staten Island ferry
When the on-line auction for the veteran Staten Island Ferry John F. Kennedy ended January 19, 36 bids had been submitted with the winning bid of $280,100.00 coming from a bidder identified
VIDEO: Fully-electric ferry is first of its kind in southern hemisphere
The first fully-electric, high-speed passenger ferry in the southern hemisphere recently made its debut in Wellington, New Zealand. The 19 meter long ferry, the Ika Rere, can carry up to 132 passengers
Veteran Staten Island ferry is being auctioned off
If you want to buy the historic Staten Island Ferry vessel John F. Kennedy, you’ll need to get your bid in by p.m. MST, January 19, unless the seller extends the auction.
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
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
Washington State Ferries ridership rebounds
Annual ridership aboard Washington State Ferries (WSF) reached 17.3 million in 2021, an increase of almost 3.3 million ferry customers on 2020’s pandemic numbers. The uptick took ridership in 2021 to roughly