VESSEL REVIEW | Neebish Islander III – Vehicle ferry to serve Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin has completed construction of a new Ro-Pax ferry that will be operated year-round on the St. Mary’s River in Michigan’s Up ..

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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | August 16 – Ferries for the Malacca Strait and Michigan, Chinese cruise ship construction and more

Newly completed vessels include a ferry for an Indonesian operator, a vehicle ferry for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and a Mississippi River cruise ship. Constructio ..

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Burger Boat Company christens new ferry

Burger Boat Company held a christening ceremony for the new 92-foot vehicle and passenger ferry, the Neebish Islander III, at its Manitowoc, Wis., shipyard on August 13.

Ordered by the Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority (EUPTA), located in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., the ferry will operate year-round on the St. Mary’s River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Barbeau, Mich., and Neebish Island. It has been designed to operate in the harsh winter environment and through the solid...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Nikola Tesla and James V. Glynn – Maid of the Mist opts for all-electric propulsion on Niagara Falls tour boat pair

New York tour operator Maid of the Mist recently took delivery of two new electric catamaran vessels in a series for its daily excursions along the base of the famed Niag ..

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Burger Boat to build new passenger vessel for Chicago

Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, Wis., has begun work on a new passenger vessel for Chicago’s First Lady Cruises. The new Chicago River tour vessel, Chicago’s Emerald Lady, is due to launch next spring.

This is not the first time Burger Boat and Chicago’s First Lady Cruises have joined forces. This will be the third passenger vessel Burger will have built for the company. Following in the line of Chicago’s Classic Lady and Chicago’s Leading Lady, Chicago’s Emerald Lady will launch in the spring...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/burger-boat-to-build-new-passenger-vessel-for-chicago/

Maid of the Mist building first U.S. all-electric excursion vessels

The Maid of the Mist Corp. is building two all-electric vessels for its Niagara Falls tours. Maid of the Mist rendering

Maid of the Mist Corp., operators of the venerable Niagara Falls tour boats, will launch the first U.S. built, all-electric and zero emission passenger vessels later this year.

Modules for two catamarans under construction at the Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, Wisc., will be transported during May to the Maid of the Mist dry dock and maintenance facility at Niagara Falls, N.Y., for assembly, according to a joint statement Friday from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, other state officials and Maid of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/maid-of-the-mist-building-first-u-s-all-electric-excursion-vessels/

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