San Francisco Bay

FERRIES 2023: The first P3 on San Francisco Bay

With less than a month to go until Marine Log’s FERRIES 2023 conference in Jersey City, N.J., just across the ferry speckled harbor from Manhattan in New York City, the agenda is fully packed with expert speakers who are directly plugged in to the ferry market.

One such expert speaker is Alex Kryska, COO of PROP SF, a California-based small-scale ferry service provider. Kryska will discuss the first public-private partnership (P3) on the San Francisco Bay known as the Treasure Island ferry.

Alex...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Dorado – US-Australian collaboration delivers fast commuter ferry for San Francisco Bay Area

The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) of San Francisco, California has begun operational sailings of a new aluminium catamaran ferry in the Bay Area. Dorado ..

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VESSEL REFIT | Delores – Repowered tug to take on bridge maintenance in San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay area is one of the world’s finest ports. Ships from around the world enter the Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge. Depending on their destination, t ..

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21 guests onboard Grand Princess, COVID-19 positive

Following the ongoing COVID-19 situation, 21 people onboard “Grand Princess” cruise ship have been infected by the virus. Several days ago, the cruise vessel’s passengers were inside their cabins, waiting for the tests results.

At the moment, Grand Princess remains about ten miles off the coast of San Francisco, waiting to receive permission to dock at Port of Oakland, by the US authorities.

As the ship’s owner, Princess Cruises informed, more than 3.500 are onboard, including 2.422 guests and...

https://safety4sea.com/21-guests-onboard-grand-princess-covid-19-positive/

Foss Maritime christens 90′ tug for San Francisco Bay

Foss Maritime, Seattle, has christened the 90′ Jamie Ann, the first of four new ASD-90 tugs under construction at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, Wash. on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Her three sisters: the Sarah Averick, the Leisa Florence, and the Rachael Allen are due to deliver this year for service within the Saltchuk Marine family of companies.

Jamie Ann’s upgrades include two MTU Tier 4 engines producing 6,866 hp, which meet the EPA’s highest standards. The engines reduce...

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Blue & Gold Fleet celebrates 40th year on San Francisco Bay

The Golden Bear is one of the Blue & Gold Fleet's three original vessels. Kirk Moore photo

San Francisco tour and ferry operator Blue & Gold Fleet marked its 40 years in business May 23 with a celebration on the city waterfront at Pier 39.

The Blue & Gold Fleet was started as a local boat company by Bay Area natives Roger Murphy and Warren Simmons a few months after Pier 39’s opening day in 1979. Over the next 40 years, the company grew to carry more than four million passengers annually on its fleet of 23 vessels, the largest on the West Coast, to and from San Francisco on both boat...

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USCG partners with agencies to conduct maritime threat exercise

US Coast Guard Sector San Francisco members have scheduled to conduct an inter-agency in conjunction with Alcatraz Cruises on February 5 at 5 p.m. In the exercise approximately 50 participants from Neptune Coalition will take place.

Specifically, the exercise will consist of participants from the Neptune Coalition, a partnership of state, local and federal agencies in favour of safety and security of the Maritime Transportation System within the Bay Area.

Moreover, maritime active threats are...

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