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21 Nov

Nation’s first hydrofoil electric ferry coming to Lake Tahoe

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsEnvironment, ferries, propulsion

(STOCKHOLM, Sweden) — Candela and FlyTahoe have announced the introduction of the first U.S.-based Candela P-12, a hydrofoil electric ferry, on Lake Tahoe. The ferry will reduce travel times for locals and visitors, providing a much-needed north-south connection across the lake while also helping to cut emissions. The Candela P-12 is the fastest electric vessel in the world with the…

20 Nov

TSB: Communication breakdown led to mooring injury on ferry

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsferries, TSB

(QUEBEC CITY) — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into the accident on board the ferry Atlantic Vision in Les Mechins, Quebec, in which a crewmember was injured. On March 23, 2023, while Atlantic Vision was unmooring, a mooring line wrapped around the vessel’s bow thruster propeller shaft, which was operating. The tension generated…

28 Oct

San Francisco Bay Ferry awarded $12.5 million for electrification

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsEnvironment, ferries, propulsion, shipbuilding

(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…

25 Oct

Staten Island Ferry, NYC Ferry trialing renewable diesel

Rich MillerMaritime NewsEnvironment, ferries, propulsion

(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…

07 Oct

Eastern cuts steel for Florida passenger and vehicle ferry

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries, shipbuilding

(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…

18 Sep

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

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsEnvironment, ferries, shipbuilding

(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…

09 Sep

Sale of retired WSF ferries canceled after tow failure

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries, Salvage

(SEATTLE) — Washington State Ferries (WSF) has scrapped plans to sell two decommissioned ferries after the buyer failed to tow the vessels out of Puget Sound, The Seattle Times reported. The retired ferries — Elwha and Klahowya — were to be taken to Ecuador last month for recycling. But after the tow crew couldn’t connect the boats in tandem to…

21 Aug

TSB cites ferry’s approach speed in Toronto dock strike

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsferries, TSB

(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,…

05 Aug

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

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsferries, NTSB, Safety alert, U.S. Coast Guard

(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,…

19 Jul

ABB to provide propulsion systems for new WSF hybrid ferries

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newsferries, Hybrids, propulsion

(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…