ABB has secured an order with Washington State Ferries (WSF), the United States’ largest ferry operator, to supply and integrate hybrid-electric propulsion systems for two hybrid-electric 160-auto ...

SEATTLE — Washington state's first hybrid-electric ferry has been temporarily taken out of service due to mechanical issues. The Wenatchee ferry, which rejoined the fleet on July 24 after a 22-month ...

Washington’s new converted hybrid-electric ferry, the Wenatchee, is out of service for the foreseeable future after a mechanical error caused the ferry to lose ...

The ferry has been beached for 15 years, and it's not likely to be removed anytime soon. At 206 feet, it surpasses what Washington's Derelict Vessel Removal Program is permitted to remove. Plus, it's ...

The Eastern Shipbuilding Group is officially ready to get to work on two vessels that will become the first new-generation, built-from-scratch hybrid-electric ferries operated by Washington State ...

Corrections: An initial version of the story incorrectly stated that the Wenatchee was brought back to service after nearly three months. According to a WSF's statement in an email to Kitsap Sun on ...

An abandoned former Washington state ferry, the Olympic, rests slanted on a shoreline off Ketron Island, in southern Puget Sound. Aboard, flakes of corroded steel and other debris scatter across the ...

Ferries are typically designed to operate very close to population centers, contributing to urban pollution while also ...

The Olympic, a retired Washington state ferry, is abandoned off Ketron Island in the Puget Sound. State officials cannot remove the vessel due to its large size and location on private property. For ...