By Claire Boston and Katherine Doherty (Bloomberg) –The operator of the cash-strapped NYC Ferry system has lined up $90 million of financing to help keep its tourist boats and commuter lines running by pledging some of its Niagara Falls assets to creditors. Hornblower Group moved the assets from...
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More Incat Crowther-designed ferries delivered to New York
Halimar Shipyard, Morgan City, La., and Breaux Brothers Enterprises, Loreauville, La., each delivered a new 97’1″x27’11″x11’6″ ferry for NYC Ferry.
Designed by Incat Crowther, the first two low emission EPA Tier 4 compliant 354-passenger ferries, named H401 and Curiosity, will join the fleet of the still expanding NYC Ferry by Hornblower. The Incat Crowther Digital Ship design package allowed identical vessels to be constructed at independent shipyards.
Main propulsion comes from twin Baudouin 12M...
NYC Ferry welcomes first low emission ships
Incat Crowther has delivered the first two low emission EPA Tier 4 compliant passenger ferries to NYC Ferry. The post NYC Ferry welcomes first low emission ships appeared first on Offshore Energy.
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New York ferry subsidies draw fire
Increasing subsidies plus an estimated $375 million to expand the New York City ferry fleet has budget watchdogs and some transit advocates pushing for tighter controls and higher fares on the NYC Ferry public system.
On Wednesday the New York City Council tabled a measure that would give the city Department of Transportation control of the ferry network, now operated by Hornblower under a contract with the city’s non-profit Economic Development Corporation. EDC staffers testified for two hours,...
https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/new-york-ferry-subsidies-draw-fire/
NYC Ferry will expand through 2021
The NYC Ferry public system will expand to all five New York City boroughs in 2020, including a new cross-harbor route from Staten Island, service to Coney Island and additional stops on existing routes.
The Staten Island route will be a 35-minute run from St. George on the island’s northeast to Manhattan’s Battery Park City/Vesey Street landing, and then ending at the Midtown 39th Street landing. Despite the city’s iconic Staten Island Ferry, the distant borough has few public transit options.
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