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FERRIES 2021: Panel on ferry design will highlight latest trends and projects

“The ferry industry is poised to rebound in 2022.” That’s the theme of this year’s Marine Log FERRIES conference set to be presented November 9-10 on the New York Harbor waterfront in Jersey City, N.J., in partnership with the Passenger Vessel Association.

This year, the event will include a panel discussion on Day 2 of the program on the topic of advancements in ferry design, when the speakers will discuss recent ferry projects, the design process, challenges to that process, and more. Joining...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ferries/ferries-2021-panel-on-ferry-design-will-highlight-latest-trends-and-projects/

U.S. ferries carried 131.6 million passengers in 2019

Infograpgic shows purposes of ferry trips

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released data sets from its 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO).

Key findings from the 246 ferry operators that responded indicated that 131.6 million passengers were carried on ferries in the U.S. and its territories in 2019.

DOT statistics show that commuter travel accounts for most ferry trips

The reporting ferry operators provided service through 760 terminals on 1,106 unique route segments in 40...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/u-s-ferries-carried-131-6-million-passengers-in-2019/

VIDEO: River cruise vessel runs aground

A riverboat cruise turned into somewhat of an adventure cruise yesterday when passengers found the vessel had gotten stuck on a sandbar near Barkley Bridge on Lake Barkley, Ky., during a seven-day voyage from Memphis to Nashville.

The Coast Guard was alerted to the incident yesterday when Sector Ohio Valley watchstanders received a call from American Cruise Lines reporting that its vessel American Jazz had run aground. A Coast Guard Station Paducah 29-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/video-river-cruise-vessel-runs-aground/

COVID-19 dents BC Ferries’ revenues and ridership

Canada’s largest ferry operator, Victoria, B.C., headquartered BC Ferries, today released its results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (fiscal 2021). Not surprisingly, the results reveal that the COVID-19 had a significant impact on the company’s operations and financial performance.

During the year, BC Ferries carried 13.1 million passengers and 6.7 million vehicles, a decrease of 40% and 24 percent, respectively, compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 (fiscal 2020).

In...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/covid-19-dents-bc-ferries-revenues-and-ridership/

Armstrong Marine to build Hat Island passenger ferry

Armstrong Marine USA, Port Angeles, Wash., has been selected to construct a custom passenger ferry for the community of Hat Island, Wash. The 49-passenger USCG Subchapter T vessel will feature a galley, head, Northern Lights 9-kW generator, Garmin/NMEA electronics package, and PA system. Vessel delivery is slated for Fall, 2020.

Hat Island is a small, private island community in Snohomish County, Wash. The island is nestled in Possession Sound between Everett, Whidbey, and Camano Islands and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/armstrong-marine-to-build-hat-island-passenger-ferry/

Gulf Island constructing passenger/vehicle ferry for Texas

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is building a new 293’x66’x16′, 495-passenger, 70-vehicle, double-ended ferry for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The Shearer Group Inc., Houston, designed the hybrid propulsion ferry that will operate between Galveston, Texas and Bolivar Island, Texas.

The vessel will be built at GIFI’s Jennings, La., facility and delivery is scheduled for late 2021.

“I am pleased to have been selected to build this ferry for the Texas Department of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/gulf-island-constructing-passenger-vehicle-ferry-for-texas/

Incat delivers new fast ferry to Malta

The 44th large commercial fast ferry delivered by Incat and the sixth in excess of 5,500 gross tonnes in the past decade. Incat photo

High-speed boatbuilder Incat‘s latest large fast ferry, a 110-meter (361’) catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta, left Hobart Tasmania on Feb. 6 and will arrive in Grand Harbour, Valletta, before the end of the month.

The Saint John Paul II is the 44th large commercial fast ferry delivered by Incat and the sixth in excess of 5,500 gross tonnes in the past decade.

At 1,000 dwt., the vessel is the largest RoPax catamaran ever built for operation in the Mediterranean and is the second largest in the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/incat-delivers-new-fast-ferry-to-virtu-ferries-malta/

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