The collective bargaining agreement between Teamsters Local 59 and the Steamship Authority is set to expire July 26 and the union wants a better deal for the licensed deck officers working for the ferry operator. More formally “the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority,” the authority is the statutory regulatory body for all ferry operations between mainland Massachusetts and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well an operator of ferry services between...
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Stena Line implements AI for voyage optimization
Leading European ferry operator Stena Line reports that it is seeing a 1-5%reduction in fuel consumption thanks to its strategic use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its in-house developed Voyage Optimization System. Family-owned Stena Line operates approximately 40 vessels on 20 routes in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, completing 33,300 sailings each year. The AI voyage optimization system has has been tested on crossings between Gothenburg, Sweden, and Frederikshavn, Denmark, and...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/stena-line-implements-ai-for-voyage-optimization/
Florida ferry operator to pay $2.2 million from 2016 grounding
Key West Express has agreed to pay $2.2 million for damages from the grounding of the Big Cat Express in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary four years ago.
The amount was based on the cost of restoring the injured turtle grass and other seagrass, invertebrates, sponges and several fish species, according to the proposed consent decree filed last week in federal court.
The 137’x34’x13’ catamaran that runs between southwest Florida and Key West ran aground at the south entrance to Lakes...