Ferry construction begins in Florida on WA’s new hybrid-electric vessels

By: Tom Banse

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 1,307

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Top brass from Washington State Ferries gathered Wednesday at a shipyard in Panama City, Florida, for a maritime ceremony that has been all too rare lately for the agency. They celebrated the cutting of the first steel for a new boat, the first of three new hybrid-electric ferries.

The state ferry system urgently needs new vessels to replace aging ferries that are past or very near retirement age. This is the first new ferryboat for …

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