New Orleans Regional Transit Authority News

A Year After Delivery, Nola Ferries Still Tied Up

Ferries

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

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

Metal Shark Completes New Passenger Ferries For New Orleans Metal Shark Ferry

Metal Shark Completes New Passenger Ferries For New Orleans

November 17, 2018

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

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