Washington State Ferries

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

hybrid electric Olympic class ferries will look like current Olympic vessels

WSF to issue new RFP for hybrid-electric ferries

Washington State Ferries (WSF) is to rebid the contract to build its new series of hybrid-electric Olympic class (HEOC) vessels. WSF has nearly completed the functional design for the vessels, which are

ferry prior to engine room fire

Maintenance error led to $3.8 million Washington State Ferry engine failure

Insufficient tightening of a bolt during an engine overhaul on the Washington State Ferry Wenatchee led to a catastrophic engine failure with expensive consequences, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Foil assisted ferry

VIDEO: Senator Patty Murray meets ferry leaders

On February 10, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a senior member of the Senator Appropriations Committee, joined state and local transit leaders from the Kitsap Peninsula for a wide ranging discussion of

Washington State Ferries will use Helm CONNECT

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

Capt. Marsha Morse with Washington State Ferries

“They’re hiring women now!” Ferry captain reflects on 46 years of service

ML: Any funny or even scary stories? MM: One of the most unsettling experiences of my career was when we ran aground at the north end of Vashon on the ferry Quinault.

WSF’s new hybrid-electric ferry Wishkah, set to enter service in 2025, will be an Olympic-class vessel similar in design to Suquamish (above).

VIDEO: Washington State Ferries moves ahead on ferry electrification

This week, after months of citizen suggestions and public input, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 to select Wishkah as the name for the state’s next new 144-car hybrid-electric ferry, which

VIDEO: Kitsap Transit takes delivery of first of two BMT-designed cats

Recently delivered to Kitsap Transit of Bremerton, Wash., the Enetai is the first of first of two 140-foot (42.6-meter) high speed catamarans built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), Freeland, Wash., under

Everett Ship Repair starts work on WSF Jumbo Mk III

Everett Ship Repair LLC (ESR) has issued some more details and photographs of the work it is undertaking on Washington State Ferries’ M/V Wenatchee. The vessel is a Jumbo Mark II class

Everett Ship Repair repositions floating dry dock to receive ferry

The Port of Everett, Wash., reports that port tenant Everett Ship Repair has relocated its floating dry dock, Faithful Servant, from Pier 3 to South Terminal. The temporary move provided the depth

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