Passenger Vessels

Operator FlyTahoe plans to run the Candela P-12 electric hydrofoil ferry on a 30-minute route across Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border. Candela rendering.

Lake Tahoe debut for Candela’s electric hydrofoil ferry

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The Regent Viceroy seaglider, a 12-passenger electric powered flying boat, is planned to be delivered in 2026. Regent rendering.

Vessels of the future? They’re here

Kirk Moore

Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered the new passenger/vehicle ferry Charles Norman Shay to the Maine Department of Transportation in Portland. Mike Cohen photo.

Southern roots: Steiner Shipyard delivers Maine ferry

Ben Hayden

Damen constructed the second phase of Island Class Ferries during the Coronavirus pandemic. Damen photo

Damen lays keel for first two of four fully electric ferries for Canada

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The 10 new ships from Chesapeake begin with the delivery of American Legend. ACL photo

ACL to build 10 new U.S. ships in the next three years

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The Belle of Cincinnati. BB Riverboats photo.

Drills are an essential part of our lives

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Seven persons died Saturday when a gangway collapsed at the Marsh Landing Dock on Sapelo Island, Ga., used by Georgia Department of Natural Resources ferries. University of Georgia Marine Institute photo.

Seven die in ‘catastrophic failure’ of Georgia ferry gangway

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First responders help passengers in the water after an illegal charter capsized on New York's Hudson River in July 2022. Coast Guard image.

Illegal charter operator faces 10 years for 2022 passenger deaths

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A rendering of the new Patriot-class coastal cruise ships. American Cruise Lines image.

American Cruise Lines begins construction on two new vessels

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The new ferry will be able to carry up to 30 cars and 150 people. Eastern Shipbuilding Group rendering

Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel on new Florida ferry

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Casco Bay Lines' new ferry, expected at the end of this year, will be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. Elliott Bay Design Group rendering

Washington announces $300 million in grants to modernize US ferry systems

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The 114' aluminum catamaran MV Finest was built at Derecktor Shipyards in 1996. Kitsap Transit photo.

Kitsap Transit receives $13.5 million to replace aging ferry

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The vehicle/passenger ferry, Charles Norman Shay, will primarily serve the Matinicus Island route. Maine DOT photo.

Maine commissions new ferry in Rockland

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