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In 1948, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced its intent to consolidate the private ferry services into a state-owned entity. This created the New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, which began in 1949. [7] The Massachusetts legislature dropped "New Bedford" from the company's name in 1960. [8]
New Bedford ferry schedules are not affected. ... However, Seastreak Ferries and Cuttyhunk Ferry Co. aren't reporting any lack of available crew or service reductions from New Bedford State Pier.
The New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal is an offshore wind port under development by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (Mass CEC). [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Since the ISO/IEC 17025 accredited Wind Technology Testing Center opened in 2011, the laboratory has run 35 blade testing programmes and hundreds of individual blade tests. [ 16 ]
The history of ferry service from New Bedford dates back to May 15, 1818, when a steamboat entitled The Eagle carried six hundred passengers across the Nantucket Sound. New Bedford has historically been a major city for whaling and commercial fishing, and remains an important site for the latter to this day.
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co., Gosnold and the Buzzards Bay Coalition are partners in seeking a long-term lease from MassDevelopment to continue and augment operations from New Bedford State Pier. One of ...
The Seastreak ferry company, which drew 175,000 people to New Bedford State Pier in 2023, made a proposal to MassDevelopment recently.
Vineyard Fast Ferry operates high-speed service between Quonset Point, North Kingstown, RI and Martha's Vineyard with the Millennium, a 400 passenger high-speed catamaran with service speed of 35 knots (65 km/h). New England Fast Ferry- Operates between New Bedford MA, and Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs on the Island of Martha's Vineyard ...
Island Home was sold by the New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Co. in 1895 or 1896 (sources vary.) [4] Records of the Island Home resurfaced in the 1897-1900 editions of Record of American and Foreign Shipping as a 184' long, 30-ton vessel.