Kitsap Transit

Foil Ferry project wins $5.2 million for development

We’ve been following the Washington State Foil Ferry project from some of its earliest days. Now Kitsap Transit, which would operate the all-electric, zero-emission fast ferry, is set to receive $1.2 million for the design of a demonstration vessel and its shoreside charging infrastructure, the Washington State Department of Commerce recently announced.

The grant builds upon a $4 million state Legislature grant that will help pay for the design of the demonstration vessel: a scaled-down version...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/foil-ferry-project-wins-5-2-million-for-development/

Nichols Brothers delivers first of two new ferries to Kitsap Transit

In December 2018, Kitsap Transit, Bremerton, Wash, ordered two new 140’x37’x12′, 250-passenger aluminum vessels from Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB). These vessels, which will also carry 26 bicycles, will provide expedient commuter services to downtown Seattle from both Kingston, Wash. and a planned Southworth, Wash. route.

Mackay Marine was selected to be a part of this team to provide marine electronics systems, technologies, and expertise.

The bow-loading fast ferries, built by NBBB at...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/nichols-brothers-delivers-first-of-two-new-ferries-to-kitsap-transit/

All American delivers a third low-wake, high-speed ferry for Kitsap Transit

All American Marine Inc. (AAM), Bellingham, Wash., has completed construction and delivered the last of three low wake and high-speed passenger vessels built for Kitsap Transit based in Bremerton, Wash.

The Lady Swift, an aluminum catamaran coupled to a composite superstructure and a dynamic carbon fiber hydrofoil, was delivered on Friday, July 26, 2019. The vessel was designed by Teknicraft Design, Auckland, New Zealand and will operate on Kitsap’s current cross-sound ferry route between...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/all-american-delivers-a-third-low-wake-high-speed-ferry-kitsap-transit/

All American launches high-speed ferry for Kitsap Transit

Two new ultra low-wake passenger vessels for Kitsap Transit in Bremerton, Wash. All American Marine photo

All American Marine Inc. (AAM) has completed construction and launched the second of three low wake and high-speed passenger vessels for Kitsap Transit. The Reliance, an aluminum catamaran with a composite superstructure, was launched in Bellingham on March 6, 2019. The vessel was designed by Teknicraft in Auckland, New Zealand and will operate on Kitsap’s current cross-sound ferry route between Bremerton and downtown Seattle

The design of the new vessel was based upon the successful...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/all-american-launches-high-speed-ferry-for-kitsap-transit/

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