Traveling to or from Vashon? New cameras for ferry users

October 13th, 2008
Just announced by Washington State Ferries — it’s just added frequently updated traffic cameras for the area around the main Vashon ferry terminal run. See them here (second row), and read the full announcement ahead: Share This

State to rebid ferry construction

April 3rd, 2008
The state ferry system said Thursday it will rebid the job of building a new 50-car ferry for the Port Townsend-Keystone route. It rejected a $26 million bid from Todd Shipyard that was $9 million higher than the state estimated.

Todd Pacific Shipyard says it's willing to deal on ferry bid; $26 million bid was high because state changed design

March 28th, 2008
Yesterday, I wrote about how the Todd submitted a bid to build a 50-car ferry and the bid of $26 million was almost $10 million higher than what the state expected. Todd Pacific Shipyards sent a letter to state ferries chief David Moseley, explaining what the bid was so much higher. Material costs are higher. Standards to pass Coast Guard inspection are different. State changed its design a lot, not a little. This is not the same boat, the Steilacoom II, that Pierce County bought for $12 million in 2006, Todd CEO Stephen Welch said. "Though our submitted bid ...

First bid on new ferry is $9 million over estimate

March 27th, 2008
Todd Pacific Shipyards of Seattle's proposed bid price of $25,985,125 to construct a 50-car ferry for Washington State Ferries was much higher than the $16.8 million estimated by state engineers.

Governor signs bill to replace four old ferries

February 14th, 2008
OLYMPIA -- With just a shuffle of money remaining, state officials have taken the first step toward building three new ferries to help make up for four deteriorating 80-year-old boats.

Another setback for ferry fleet

February 14th, 2008
Washington State Ferries officials would say the spate of breakdowns on the Bremerton route are an unfortunate coincidence, but it's been a confusing two-week spate of bad luck in a system with little or no capacity for emergencies.

Fauntleroy ferry wi-fi: See, we weren’t making it up

February 7th, 2008
We reported here on Jan. 20 that it appeared wi-fi service had finally begun - albeit without fanfare - on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth ferry run. Today, 2-plus weeks later, the vendor, Parsons, just issued this announcement confirming it had indeed launched in mid-January. (A Feb. 7 news release announcing that something started Jan. 17 still seems a little odd. Give it a few days to be sure it’s working before you announce it, but three weeks?) Share This

New state ferry chief ready for a ride - Seattle Times

February 6th, 2008
New state ferry chief ready for a ride Seattle Times, United States - 9 hours ago
 Cocker Fennessy's client list includes Sound Transit, Washington Public Ports Association and the state Department of Transportation. ...

Fauntleroy, Seattle ferries back on track

February 4th, 2008
SEATTLE -- The Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth ferry route and the Seattle-Bremerton routes will return to normal service Tuesday morning with the ferry Chelan leaving dry dock ahead of schedule.

Alaska ferry service to Bellingham cut in half

January 23rd, 2008
The financially struggling Alaska Marine Highway System will cut ferry service from Bellingham through Alaska's Inside Passage by half ...
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