Shipbuilder Metal Shark announced November 12 that both new 105-foot, 150-passenger, high-speed aluminum catamaran passenger ferries constructed for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) have been completed and are… Read More
Ferries
News on passenger and vehicle ferries that operate on the inland waterways.
The Moro Bay Ferry, which operated on the Ouachita River in Bradley County, Ark., was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places along with five Arkansas properties built… Read More
Tucked onto a drydock at Master Marine’s shipyard in Bayou la Batre, Ala., is a first-of-its-kind in the United States project that’s nearing completion. Since early summer, the Gee’s Bend… Read More
The new passenger vessel is fitted with a pair of MTU main engines, a power-package upgrade over its sister ship. Incat Crowther, Lafayette, La., recently announced the delivery of Ultramar… Read More
Valley Gem Inc., which operates the sternwheel vessels Valley Gem and Major, has introduced a brand new trip it calls “Lockapalooza.” The cruise takes passengers through two radically different types… Read More
Inland mariners running east of New Orleans are very familiar with Chef Menteur Pass and, a little farther east, the Rigolets. They’re natural passes with strong tidal currents that you… Read More
The Calhoun Ferry Company, which operates several ferries from Calhoun County, Ill.—a long, narrow peninsula located between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers—is having a busy summer. The Grafton Ferry, a… Read More
Steiner Shipyard of Bayou la Batre, Ala., recently completed the mv. Grand Vic, a car and passenger ferry for service in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its hull was originally built… Read More
VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., a company of Vision Technologies Systems Inc., announced August 13 the successful launch of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) ferry, the Powhatan. In… Read More
Rains and high river levels have delayed the launch of the Ohio River’s next ferry service, but things should change around Labor Day. The Rising Star Casino Resort christened its… Read More
