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Ferries Close Again Due To Floodwaters The Cave-In-Rock Ferry crosses the Ohio River at Mile 881.0.

Ferries Close Again Due To Floodwaters

March 27, 2020

The Dorena-Hickman Ferry crossing the Mississippi River closed at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, due to floodwaters once again covering the Kentucky landing. The ferry connects Ky. 1354 near Hickman,… 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… Read More

First U.S.-Built Voith Schneider Propellers Delivered For North Carolina Ferry

May 20, 2019

The first two American-made Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) units have been delivered and installed in the Rodanthe, a ferry to be operated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation… Read More

Electric Conversion Of Gee’s Bend Ferry Nearing Completion Tim Aguire. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Electric Conversion Of Gee’s Bend Ferry Nearing Completion

September 28, 2018

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… Read More

VT Halter Launches Ferry For Virginia DOT The mv. Powhatan was designed and constructed by VT Halter Marine for the Virginia Department of Transportation. (Photo courtesy of VT Halter Marine Inc.)

VT Halter Launches Ferry For Virginia DOT

August 27, 2018

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. Read More

New Rising Sun Ferry Set For Service New ferry connects Rising Sun, Ind., with Rabbit Hash, Ky. (Jim Ross photo)

New Rising Sun Ferry Set For Service

August 24, 2018

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… Read More

New Ferry Christened At Rising Sun, Ind. The new ferry boat and barge serving Rising Sun, Ind., and Rabbit Hash, Ky., were christened July 12 in a ceremony at Rising Sun. The ferry is owned and operated by Full House Resorts, the parent company of the Rising Star Casino and Resort at Rising Sun, Ind. (photo by Jim Ross)

New Ferry Christened At Rising Sun, Ind.

July 20, 2018

The newest ferry to cross the Ohio River was christened and its new name was revealed at a ceremony on July 12. The ferry won’t be in service… Read More

New Rising Sun Ferry To Begin Operation This Summer

May 25, 2018

A new ferry service crossing the Ohio River between Rising Sun, Ind., and Rabbit Hash, Ky., could begin service in late July. The 10-car ferry barge and the… Read More

Master Marine Wins Ferry Conversion Contract

Master Marine Wins Ferry Conversion Contract

May 21, 2018

Master Marine announced May 17 that it has won a contract from the Alabama Department of Transportation to convert the 100-foot-long Gee’s Bend ferry into the first all-electric powered… Read More

NYC Ferry Service Flourishes With Vessels Built On Gulf Coast

January 1, 2018

A new ferry operator in New York City is experiencing explosive growth in ridership and routes, thanks in part to speedy vessel construction at two shipyards in the Gulf… Read More

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