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ABB Leaders Discuss The Future Of Electric Ferries The Maid of the Mist, which provides passenger ferry tours at Niagara Falls, put a pair of electric ferries into service in October. ABB supplied and integrated the battery packs aboard the vessels and supplied the propulsion design, including the onshore charging system.

The Maid of the Mist, which provides passenger ferry tours at Niagara Falls, put a pair of electric ferries into service in October. ABB supplied and integrated the battery packs aboard the vessels and supplied the propulsion design, including the onshore charging system.

ABB Leaders Discuss The Future Of Electric Ferries

December 23, 2020

Niagara Falls’ new Maid of the Mist ferries made a splash when they launched in October. The two catamaran-style passenger ferries are all-electric and billed as completely emissions-free. With their… Read More

New Orleans Finally Puts New Ferries Into Service New Orleans’ Regional Transit Authority ferries finally went into service this fall after two years of delays. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

New Orleans’ Regional Transit Authority ferries finally went into service this fall after two years of delays. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

New Orleans Finally Puts New Ferries Into Service

December 18, 2020

While 2020 and the fear of COVID-19 brought, for a time, the unforgettable sight of empty streetcars rumbling down the streets of New Orleans, the year ended on a high… Read More

Ferry Business Thrives Following Unexpected Bridge Closure The Anderson Ferry, a more than 200-year-old ferry connecting Constance, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio River, has more than doubled its business since November 11, when a fire shut down a major bridge over the river. (Photo by Paul Anderson)

The Anderson Ferry, a more than 200-year-old ferry connecting Constance, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio River, has more than doubled its business since November 11, when a fire shut down a major bridge over the river. (Photo by Paul Anderson)

Ferry Business Thrives Following Unexpected Bridge Closure

December 11, 2020

A 203-year-old ferry business is booming after a wreck disabled a major bridge in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. “It’s probably the busiest we’ve ever been at one stretch,” said Paul… Read More

Sistersville Ferry Back In Operation The Sistersville ferry arrives at Sistersville, W.Va., with a load of vehicles from Ohio. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Sistersville Ferry Back In Operation

July 10, 2020

After a year and a half of inactivity, the Ohio River ferry between Sistersville, W.Va., and Fly, Ohio, resumed operations July 2. The ferry at about Mile 138 hadn’t run… Read More

ABB Partners With Vigor On Washington State Ferries

June 24, 2020

Swiss-based industrial firm ABB announced June 4 that it has been selected by Vigor Fab LLC as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to… Read More

Cave-In-Rock Ferry Reopens On Lower Ohio

April 5, 2020

Floodwaters on the Ohio River dropped enough so a ferry connecting Kentucky and Illinois has been able to resume service. The Cave-in-Rock Ferry reopened at 6 a.m. April 1. It… Read More

Dorena-Hickman, Cave-In-Rock Ferries Reopen As Water Recedes

March 9, 2020

Two western Kentucky ferry services have reopened as high water has receded. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry crossing the Mississippi River between Hickman, Ky., and Dorena, Mo., reopened at 3:30 p.m. March… Read More

New Orleans RTA Selects New Ferry Operator

December 20, 2019

Residents of New Orleans—in particular the city’s Algiers neighborhood on the west bank of the Mississippi River—finally have regular ferry service once again between Algiers Point and the foot of… Read More

Dorena-Hickman Ferry Reopens

November 27, 2019

The Dorena-Hickman Ferry, running between Dorena, Mo., and Hickman, Ky., resumed operations November 16 after replacing its rudder, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced. Tammy Hutchinson, executive director of the ferry,… Read More

A Year After Delivery, Nola Ferries Still Tied Up New ferry RTA 1. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

A Year After Delivery, Nola Ferries Still Tied Up

September 6, 2019

Tied up on the Lower Mississippi River just below New Orleans, La., are two brand new, never-in-service passenger ferries planned to transport residents and tourists in the Big Easy between… Read More