Category: hybrid-electric ferries
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Eastern Shipbuilding wins $714.5M Washington State Ferries contract
Eastern Shipbuilding wins $714.5M Washington State Ferries contract Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson announced yesterday that he has selected the $714.5 million bid from Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group to build three new 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries. Two shipyards had bid for the Washington State Ferries contract, the state’s first competitive bid for ferry construction in more…
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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…