Passenger Vessels

The 246 operators who responded to the survey provided service through 760 terminals on 1,106 unique route segments in 40 states, three U.S. territories, and two Canadian provinces, using a fleet of 839 vessels. Washington State Ferries photo

Ferry industry was booming before Covid-19, statistics show

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Like the first-in-class-vessel Enetai, the Commander outperformed design expectations during vessel trials, delivering to Kitsap Transit a lighter, faster, and smoother riding vessel. Nichols Brothers Boat Builders photo

Nichols Brothers completes second fast ferry for Kitsap Transit

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Hundreds gathered from across the Florida panhandle to celebrate the opening of Eastern Shipbuilding's Port St. Joe, Fla., facility and see Staten Island Ferry's new Ollis-class ferries constructed by Eastern. Eastern Shipbuilding Group photo

Eastern delivers first Ollis-class Staten Island Ferry

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NYC Ferry photo

Millions available for passenger ferries, DOT announces

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American first introduced the series in 2018, with the American Song, the first modern riverboat in the U.S., according to ACL. Since then, the company has rapidly expanded the popular series, introducing six of these new ships in just four years. American Cruise Lines photo

American Cruise Lines accepts delivery of new riverboat

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Delivered by China Merchants Heavy Industries (Jiangsu), Ocean Victory is owned by Sunstone Ships and will be chartered by Victory Cruise Lines for expedition cruising beginning in May 2022. Victory Cruise Lines photo

Victory Cruise Lines sets sights on exploring Alaska up close

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National Geographic Sea Lion. Lindblad Expeditions photo

Lindblad Expeditions reports second quarter results

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Passenger vessel operators face uncertainty over the Delta variant, supply chain problems for everything from napkins to engine parts, and the hard time they’re having finding employees — licensed and otherwise. David Krapf photo

Passenger vessel owners facing biggest threat — uncertainty

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Stena RoRo has ordered its 10th E-Flexer vessel from the CMI Jinling (Weihai) shipyard. Stena image

Stena orders another large RoPax ferry

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Cruise_ships_docked_at_Interbay_near_downtown_Seattle_on_Puget_Sounds_Elliott_Bay_CC_Chuck_Taylor — A tug passes before docked cruise ships on Puget Sound's Elliott Bay. Creative Commons photo by Chuck Taylor.

Canada to restart cruise ship season in November

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Guests will no longer be required to wear masks on board or receive pre-cruise testing. American Queen Steamboat photo

American Queen lifts mask mandate, Covid-19 testing for fully vaccinated

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The main cabin has luxury Freedman seating for 26 passengers, centerline dinettes for 12 passengers, a barista station, and direct glazed windows throughout for enhanced visibility and natural light. ACI Boats photo

ACI Boats delivers passenger cat to Alaska

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The NPS named the all-steel passenger/utility vessel Annie Moore after the first immigrant, a 15-year-old Irish girl, who signed the Ellis Island register. TAI Engineers photo

TAI Engineers, Aluma Marine deliver new passenger/utility boat to New York

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