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First of 7 new Parramatta Class ferries now in service in Sydney

Interior of Parramatta Class ferry

The first of seven new 200-passenger Parramatta Class ferries is now in service in Sydney, New South Wales. The fleet of new Incat Crowther designed ferries, which will service the busy Parramatta River commuter route, are being constructed in Tasmania, Australia by Richardson Devine Marine. A second vessel has begun sea trials and three more are already under construction, with the full fleet expected to enter passenger service over the next 18 months.

Incat Crowther worked closely with...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/first-of-7-new-parramatta-class-ferries-now-in-service-in-sydney/

Career Tracks: Sherri Garner Brumbaugh elected ATA chair

Garner Trucking President and CEO Sherri Brumbaugh talks with KSM Transport Advisors President David Roush during the FreightWaves Carriers Summit. They discussed freight networks and profitability.

The board of directors of American Trucking Associations (ATA) has elected Sherri Garner Brumbaugh as the organization’s 76th chair. 

Garner Brumbaugh, president and CEO of Garner Transportation Group of Findlay, Ohio, is only the second woman to chair the association.

“Despite the unprecedented challenges we face, I look forward to representing ATA and telling the country just how important and essential our industry is. The past seven months have shown just how much our country relies on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/career-tracks-sherri-garner-brumbaugh-elected-ata-chair

New Orleans ferries fall short on COI requirements

The Coast Guard has refused to give New Orleans’ new 105′, 150-passenger, high-speed, aluminum catamaran ferries a Certificate of Inspection (COI) after a recent examination. Without the COIs, the ferries cannot operate.

Members of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans and officials from Transdev North America and RTA (Regional Transit Authority) held a meeting last Wednesday to discuss necessary measures needed to bring the two RTA ferries into compliance with federal standards. (Transdev provides...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/new-orleans-ferries-fall-short-on-coi-requirements/

New Orleans ferries still don’t meet COI requirements

The Coast Guard has refused to give New Orleans’ new 105′, 150-passenger, high-speed, aluminum catamaran ferries a Certificate of Inspection (COI) after a recent inspection. Without the COIs, the ferries cannot operate.

Members of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans and officials from Transdev North America and RTA (Regional Transit Authority) held a meeting last Wednesday to discuss necessary measures needed to bring the two RTA ferries into compliance with federal standards. Transdev provides...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/new-orleans-ferries-still-dont-meet-coi-requirements/