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The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) of San Francisco, California has taken delivery of a new fast aluminium catamaran ferry for operation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Delphinus was built by La Conner, Washington-based Mavrik Marine to a design by One2Three Naval Architects of...
Vallejo, California-based Lind Marine, through its Moose Boats boatbuilding division, has handed over a new response boat to the Alameda Fire Department (AFD) in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. “This purchase was approved by the City of Alameda’s local government due to the...
A fire department in California welcomes a response boat into service as a Finnish builder begins construction of a new class of patrol vessels for border guard use. Orders have meanwhile been placed for an emergency towing vessel that will serve outlying islands off Australia and an oil spill response craft that will serve communities […]
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US vessel owner SWITCH Maritime recently began a six-month pilot program wherein its newest all-aluminium catamaran ferry will sail operationally in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Measuring 72 by 24.5 feet (21.9 by 7.4 metres) and with capacity for 84 passengers plus two crewmembers, Sea...
Vallejo, California-based Lind Marine, through its Moose Boats boatbuilding division, has handed over a new harbour launch to Westar Marine Services of San Francisco. Nam ..
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Firefighting and rescue vessels were recently handed over to an inner city operator in Sweden and a port authority in Poland. Construction is meanwhile ongoing on new cat ..
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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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US vessel owner SWITCH Maritime has confirmed that its newest ferry has been launched and will soon begin conducting operational trials. Measuring 70 feet (21.3 metres) l ..
The ship assist and harbour escort services division of US-based Crowley Maritime Corporation has taken delivery of a new compact, flush-decked, and highly manoeuvrable Z ..