Washington State Ferries selects ABB as propulsion single source vendor for five new hybrid ferries US Press Release | Cary, NC | 2024-07-19 ABB has secured a propulsion single source vendor contract with Washington State Ferries (WSF), the United States’ largest fer...
The ferry system is the largest consumer of diesel fuel and the largest generator of greenhouse gas emissions in state transportation, using more than 18 million gallons of diesel every year. About 60 percent of the diesel pollution particles and 50 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions were ge...
WSF said the project supports the state of Washington’s goal to reduce emissions by 57.5% below 2019 levels by 2050. More than half of WSF’s fleetis scheduled to be retiredby 2040. The ferry system needs 16 new vessels in the next 20 ye...
Washington state buys one ferry, sells two.(NEWS LOG)Buls, Bruce
Jumbo Mark II class ferry Wenatchee (Photo: Jim Culp / WSDOT) 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...
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 of the holiday season. Ferry officials said they expect more than half a million people to take a ferry be...
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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’...
A group of public and private partners in Washington have come together to accelerate the design of a fast foil ferry to provide zero-emissions, high-speed passenger ferry service in the Evergreen State. Participants in the Joint Innovation Project include three Washington ports that have joined ...
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