“We are honored to be selected by Washington State Ferries as its propulsion single source vendor for the new hybrid electric 160-auto ferries,” said Drew Orvieto, Vice president of sales for Marine Systems, US at ABB Marine & Ports. “This partnership highlights our...
US state-owned ferry operator Washington State Ferries (WSF) has said it will electrify 16 new vessels and convert three existing ones to plug-in hybrid electric propulsion by 2040 WSF said the project supports the state of Washington’s goal to ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of Washington is starting to replace its outdated, pollution-heavy ferries with new hybrid-electric boats to transition toward the goal of an all zero-emission fleet, the governor's office reported Tuesday. "We're going electric," Governor...
Washington State Ferries may eliminate passenger-only boats. (News Log).Buls, Bruce
Washington State Ferries has begun a project to transition the largest vessels in its fleet to cleaner hybrid-electric power. The three ferries in the operator's Jumbo Mark II class, the Tacoma, Wenatchee and Puyallup, were built from 1997 to 1999 at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle. Each ...
M/V Elwha Approaching Anacortes. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Ferries via Flickr) Share BYJAMES LYNCH KIRO Newsradio reporter Washington State Ferry(WSF) passengers are already dealing with delayed and canceled sailings, crew shortages and out-of-service ferries. Now comes the busiest time...
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Ferry sailings will continue to be reduced this summer. (Washington State Ferries) Share BYCHRIS SULLIVAN KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter Ferry demand has cratered over the last two months. For a little perspective, “we haven’t seen ridership this low since the 1950s,” the ferry service’...
This site, "The FerryTraveller" was created to help anyone planning to use the ferries operating in Alaska, Washington and in Northern BC to quickly, easily and securely get the transportation information that will get them them into, out of and around Alaska, BC & Washington State, by sea...
A Washington State Ferries employee has tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, a spokesperson for the agency said Sunday. The employee does not interact with the public for work and is recovering in ...