WA scuttles $200,000 sale of two retired state ferries to Ecuador
Washington’s nearly two-year effort to unload a pair of retired state ferries ran aground this week as officials with Washington State Ferries announced on September 5 that the agreement to sell the Elwha and Klahowya for $100,000 each to Nelson Armas who planned to tow them to Ecuador to be scrapped. This might turn out to […]
Cantwell announces $44.6 million to offset Washington Ferries hybrid-electric conversions
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2023—Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that $44.6 million (29.7%) of the $150 million cost of converting three Washington State Ferries to hybrid-electric propulsion systems will be covered by federal funding. The contract has been awarded to Vigor, which will conduct the work at its Harbor Island shipyard in Seattle. […]
