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...
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US rural ferry operations to receive over US$220 million in grant funding
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has confirmed the award of grants totalling US$220.2 million from the government’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to modernise the nation’s ferry systems. The program focuses in part on expanding ferry service in rural communities, helping communities acquire modern ferry boats (including electric boats), and upgrading shore infrastructure […]
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WETA partners with Wärtsilä on ferry fleet electrification
San Francisco’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the operator of the San Francisco Bay Ferry system, has signed a strategic partnership agreement that will see Wärtsilä provide its fleet electrification and systems integrator services for a project to build the first zero-emission high speed ferries in the U.S.
The project, and several others Wärtsilä will work on under this partnership, are a part of WETA’s Rapid Electric Emission-Free (REEF) Ferry Program, a phased decarbonizati...
AWARDS 2022 | Best Commuter Ferry – Dorado – One2Three Naval Architects & Mavrik Marine
Best Commuter Ferry – Dorado – One2Three Naval Architects & Mavrik Marine This is the very practical and elegant culmination of a long-distance collaboratio ..
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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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Jim Wunderman to keynote FERRIES 2022 in San Francisco
Coming off the heels of a successful New York City presentation last November, Marine Log’s 35th annual FERRIES conference is heading to the West Coast, taking place November 1-2 in San Francisco.
This year, the event plans to focus on decarbonization and alternative fuel technologies, while also bringing new and exciting ferry project overviews in front of decision makers, ferry operators, key suppliers, naval architects, and others at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco. Day 2 will wrap up with an...
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Work Boat World Passenger Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – May 26, 2022
Both Ro-Pax and passenger-only commuter ferries are the focus of this latest roundup of passenger vessel deliveries to operators in Europe, the US, and Japan. Sweden̵ ..
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WETA fast ferry sold to Kitsap Transit
Washington State operator Kitsap Transit has purchased a catamaran fast ferry from the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) for ..