Ferry

First hybrid electric water taxi passenger ferry in Puget Sound. All American Marine photo

DOT announces more than $45 million in passenger ferry grants

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Casco Bay Lines' new ferry will be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. Elliott Bay Design Group rendering

Casco Bay Lines to build new diesel-electric hybrid ferry

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Kitsap Transit purchased the 320-passenger Solano from the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) on Feb. 19 for about $1 miilion. WETA photo

Kitsap Transit purchases catamaran ferry from San Francisco

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BAE's 'quiet revolution' aims to make transition to zero emissions easier

Jon Foster

WSF Wenatchee Jumbo Mark II ferry — Washington State Ferries (WSF) will convert three of its Jumbo Mark II ferries from diesel to hybrid electric propulsion. WSDOT photo

Biden administration to upgrade ports and ferry systems to support a more sustainable maritime ecosystem

Jon Foster

rsz_american_duchess_1 — American Queen Steamboat's American Duchess. Ken Hocke photo

Passenger vessel riders are ready to return

David Krapf

Screen Shot 2020-11-23 at 6.32.52 PM — The Enetai was delivered in September 2020. Its sister vessel, Commander, is slated for delivery in March of 2021. Mackay Marine photo

Kitsap Transit takes delivery of first of two new ferries from Nichols Brothers

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Arthur Imperatore crop — Arthur Imperatore built NY Waterway into an integrated commuter ferry-bus system that has carried nearly 300 million passengers since 1986. NY Waterway photo.

NY Waterway founder Arthur Imperatore dies at 95

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BC Ferries Island Class — The vessels

Damen launches third Island Class vessel for BC Ferries

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Alby Bench copy — Beurteaux’s Alby Bench, on a ferry built in the UK at Wight Shipyard in the Isle of Wight. Beurteaux photo

For seating during Covid-19, it’s all about safety and comfort

Michael Crowley

Screen Shot 2020-06-30 at 12.04.50 PM — The new 124'x40', 150-passenger, 28-vehicle ferry, Madonna, is the largest vessel in the Washington Island Ferry Fleet. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding photo

Bay Shipbuilding delivers new year-round ferry to Washington Island fleet

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