Passenger Vessels

Esperanza “Hope” Andrade entered service for the Texas Department of Transportation in 2024. It operates on the 2.7-mile route connecting Galveston Island with the Bolivar Peninsula. TxDOT Photo.

Shift to hybrid propulsion gains momentum in the U.S. ferry sector

Eric Haun

Left to right: Joseph Skillender, Jr., Bayonne Director of Planning, Zoning and Development, and Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis, as Davis signs an agreement to buy land for a new ferry terminal. Office of Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis photo.

Bayonne secures land deal to build ferry terminal

WorkBoat Staff

The passenger vessel Cathlamet struck a Fauntleroy terminal dolphin on July 28, 2022, causing $10 million in vessel damage. One minor injury was reported. Shutterstock / NTSB Photos.

Mariners can derive valuable lessons from NTSB reports

Michael Crowley

The Port of Los Angeles. Shutterstock

American Waterways Operators urges Gov. Newsom to repeal CARB amendments

WorkBoat Staff

Western Towboat Co. tug Mariner moved the Elwha to its new home in Everett, Wash. on Jan. 30, 2025. Washington State Ferries photo.

Decommissioned Elwha ferry to become floating offices at Everett Ship Repair

WorkBoat Staff

First responders help passengers in the water after an illegal charter capsized on New York's Hudson River in July 2022. Coast Guard photo.

Boat owner gets 18 months in prison for illegal charter deaths

WorkBoat Staff

Regent Craft broke ground on the company's seaglider manufacturing facility Jan. 27, 2025. REGENT photo.

Regent Craft breaks ground on new seaglider facility

WorkBoat Staff

The 41' customized rigid hull inflatable boat Olohana underway. All images belong to BRIX Marine.

Brix Marine launches custom RHIB for Hawaiian tour operator

WorkBoat Staff

Hefring Marine CEO, Karl Birgir Björnsson, presents at the 2024 International WorkBoat Show. Doug Stewart photo.

Call for speakers: Be a voice at the 2025 International WorkBoat Show

WorkBoat Staff

Coast Guard Capt. Mark Neeland during a presentation on Commercial Vessel Compliance updates at the MariTrends conference, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. WorkBoat photo.

Passenger vessel compliance updates from Coast Guard

Ben Hayden

The official U.S. Coast Guard verification tool HOMEPORT showing the new officer and rating endorsement names which will no longer match hard copy Merchant Mariner Credentials issued before January 17th, 2025. MM-SEAS USCG Licensing Software photo.

Coast Guard highlights MMC changes at MariTrends 2025

Ben Hayden

All American Marine image.

Harbor Breeze Cruises orders hybrid tour vessel

WorkBoat Staff

The first 92’ high-speed, battery-electric ferry in the U.S. will carry 155 passengers across San Francisco Bay. Aurora Marine Design image.

San Francisco moves toward zero-emissions ferry fleet

Michael Crowley