Passenger Vessels

Washington State Ferries (WSF) operates the largest commuter ferry system in the United States. WSF photo.

Elwha and Klahowya back on the market following failed sale

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Conception — The 75' dive vessel Conception. Truth Aquatics website image

NTSB chair again calls for action, five years after Conception dive boat fire

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Event space/tour boat operates just outside of Dallas. A&M Manufacturing photo

A&M Manufacturing delivers passenger event space/tour boat to Texas

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A new feasibility study for a Chesapeake Bay ferry system imagines possibilities for linking communities with vessels from 49 passenger capacity up to 149 seats. Chesapeake Bay Ferry Consortium image.

Chesapeake Bay ferry system proposed

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SF Bay Ferry's first battery electric vessel is expected to enter service in 2026. Aurora Marine Design rendering.

San Francisco Bay Ferry seeks bids for five electric ferries

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The new boat will operate in Washington state's San Juan islands. ACI Boats photo

ACI Boats delivers new whale-watching, eco-tour boat to Washington

Ken Hocke

American Liberty it the third in a series of 100-passenger catamaran cruise ships by American Cruise Lines. ACL photo.

Sea trials complete for American Cruise Lines’ third ‘Coastal Cat’

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A Washington State Ferries (WSF) rendering demonstrating ABB's hybrid electric propulsion system. WSF image.

ABB wins Washington State Ferries propulsion contract for five new hybrid builds

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Investigators could not definitively determine that stray welding current caused the fire. NTSB photo

Stray welding current likely to blame for passenger vessel fire, NTSB report says

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New BC Ferries boats will be fully electric. Damen Shipyards rendering

Damen Shipyards cuts steel for first two new fully electric BC Ferries

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MarineInsight sends compressed, analyzed data to a secure cloud, giving the Kitsap Transit shoreside team access to customized reports to make real-time fleet management decisions. Kitsap Transit image.

Kitsap Transit adopts ioCurrents' MarineInsightTM

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The Port of Seattle's plan to reduce emissions calls for cruise companies by 2027 to plug in their ships to Carnival's shore power assets at Terminal 91. Port of Seattle photo.

Seattle requires shore power for cruise ships by 2027

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An iteration of the semi-submersible catamaran concept which contains a basket to lower five passengers below the water's surface. Platypus image.

Evoy and Platypus Craft sign MOU for ecotourism boat

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