Category: Steve Nevey
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Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service
Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service In his latest weekly update, WSDOT Deputy Secretary Steve Nevey, head of Washington State Ferries, reports that Wenatchee, WSFs’ first hybrid-electric ferry, returned to full-time service on the Seattle/Bainbridge route June 24. It had been running part time for nearly a week in the afternoons and evenings until now.…
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Two yards bid to build WSF hybrid-electric ferries
Two yards bid to build WSF hybrid-electric ferries Back in October last year Washington State Ferries (WSF) said that three shipyards — Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Florida, Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on Whidbey Island, Wash. — had prequalified to bid build up to to five new 160-car hybrid-electric ferries. On…
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Gov. Bob Ferguson puts pause on two WSF hybrid-electric conversions
Gov. Bob Ferguson puts pause on two WSF hybrid-electric conversions Though he remains committed to electrification and building new ferries, Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson announced yesterday that he will delay hybrid-electric conversion for two of the state’s largest ferries, putting Washington on the path to restoring full domestic ferry service by this summer. As…