San Francisco Bay Ferry awarded $12.5 million for electrification

San Francisco Bay Ferry awarded $12.5 million for electrification

(SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco Bay Ferry has been awarded a $12.5 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to bring zero-emission, battery-electric ferry service to the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda. The award advances SF Bay Ferry’s Rapid Electric Emission-Free Ferry (REEF) Program, a transformative suite of projects to transition the agency’s fleet to zero-emission propulsion…
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Staten Island Ferry, NYC Ferry trialing renewable diesel

Staten Island Ferry, NYC Ferry trialing renewable diesel

(NEW YORK) — Staten Island Ferry and NYC Ferry will begin testing the use of renewable diesel fuel, a petroleum-free alternative to traditional diesel fuel. Renewable diesel reduces carbon emissions by 60 percent or more and its use in the ferries will help nearly 30 million annual riders navigate the city’s waterways in a more sustainable way. NYC Ferry will…
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Eastern cuts steel for Florida passenger and vehicle ferry

Eastern cuts steel for Florida passenger and vehicle ferry

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) marked a milestone Friday with the official steel cutting for the new Fisher Island ferry, Falcon, at Eastern's Allanton facility. Attending the event were members of the Fisher Island Community Association (FICA). The ferry is slated for delivery to the Florida group in the spring of 2026. “The Falcon will provide a…
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U.S. awards $300 million to modernize ferry systems

U.S. awards $300 million to modernize ferry systems

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Monday announced grants totaling nearly $300 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand and modernize the nation's ferry systems. Each year, 56 million trips are made on ferries in communities across the country, supporting the movement of people and goods, boosting local economies and helping to lower…
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TSB cites ferry’s approach speed in Toronto dock strike

TSB cites ferry’s approach speed in Toronto dock strike

(TORONTO) — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has published its investigation report into a 2022 occurrence in Toronto, Ontario, where the passenger ferry Sam McBride struck the dock at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal. The investigation found safety deficiencies related to passenger safety management, which led the board to issue three recommendations to Transport Canada. On Aug. 20,…
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Design flaw, lack of training led to Staten Island Ferry fire

Design flaw, lack of training led to Staten Island Ferry fire

(WASHINGTON) — The design of a new passenger ferry’s engine and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to a 2022 fire aboard a Staten Island Ferry, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The fire broke out in the engine room of the passenger ferry Sandy Ground in New York Harbor with 884 people aboard on Dec. 22,…
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ABB to provide propulsion systems for new WSF hybrid ferries

ABB to provide propulsion systems for new WSF hybrid ferries

(ZURICH, Switzerland and SEATTLE) — ABB has been awarded a contract by Washington State Ferries (WSF) to serve as the propulsion single-source vendor (PSSV) for its groundbreaking new hybrid-electric 160-auto ferries. This project marks a significant milestone in the evolution of sustainable maritime transportation in the United States and beyond, with ABB playing a pivotal role in the development and…
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Bay Area ferry going electric with newbuild, retrofits

Bay Area ferry going electric with newbuild, retrofits

(ANGEL ISLAND, Calif.) — The ferries connecting Angel Island State Park and downtown Tiburon will be electrified under an agreement between the ferry company's owners and a New Zealand technology company, Bay City News reported. Angel Island Tiburon Ferry has commissioned EV Maritime to design a hybrid electric vessel and electrify two existing boats in a project financed by the…
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Gladding-Hearn delivers refitted ferry to Bermuda

Gladding-Hearn delivers refitted ferry to Bermuda

(SOMERSET, Mass.) — The government of Bermuda’s Marine and Port Services has taken delivery of the 700-passenger ferry Bermudian after a major refit at Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding. Engineering and project management were jointly handled by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard and Propulsion Data Services, with class oversight by Lloyd’s Register. Among the myriad items to be removed, repaired or replaced, the hull…
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