Netherlands-based C-Job Naval Architects is to develop the design for Greece’s first full-electric RoPax ferry. The 800-passenger vessel is being designed for Saronic Ferries, which, with a five-vessel fleet, is the largest
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has released an audit finding that NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) underreported nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in NYC Ferry expenditures during former Mayor
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has issued a a combined Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available nearly $300 million through three competitive grant programs that aim to boost access to rural
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has been involved with numerous cutting-edge vessel designs. Many of these have had a green focus. The Seattle-based naval architecture, marine and electrical engineering company provides its
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) today announced that its design of a hybrid-electric passenger vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines of Portland, Maine, will enter the construction phase at Senesco Marine of
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd. has completed the handover of the Dragsvik, the second of three identical battery-powered roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries to Norwegian operator Norled AS. It is now being dry transported to
One of the world’s largest ferry operators—Canada’s BC Ferries—last week released its results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The good news: traffic, revenue, net earnings and expenditures were all
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which operates the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet, has taken delivery of M/V Dorado. It is the fastest vessel in WETA’s fleet
The Senesco Marine shipyard in North Kingston, R.I., has been selected to build a hybrid-electric passenger/vehicle ferry for the Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS). Designed by Gilbert Associates, the 154-foot vessel will
The Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) has presented awards to the finalists in its student ferry design competition, now in its ninth year. Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, WFSA’s executive director, said the specifications