Washington State Ferries, Vigor mark launch of hybrid-electric ferry build program

Yesterday, Washington State Ferries officials and Vigor employees marked the beginning of the greening of WSF’s fleet at Vigor’s Seattle shipyard.

Earlier in the year, the Washington legislature authorized a contract extension for Vigor to build up to five 144-car Olympic-class, hybrid-electric ferries over the coming years for WSF, the largest ferry system in the U.S. Greening of the ferry fleet has been a major objective for WSF and is an important part of Washington’s overarching goal to...

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