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The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, doing business as The Steamship Authority (SSA), is the statutory regulatory body for all ferry operations between mainland Massachusetts and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well an operator of ferry services between the mainland and the islands.
1950s postcard of Islander at Woods Hole. It was built in 1950 by Maryland Drydock Company and was a ferry for the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, primarily on the Martha's Vineyard run, until March 5, 2007, when it was replaced with the new M/V Island Home, a new ferry which is both larger and faster than the "Islander".
MV Island Home is a ferry built by VT Halter Marine in 2005 for the Steamship Authority. She replaced the MV Islander on the Authority's route between Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven . [ 1 ] She has been serving the Woods Hole–Martha's Vineyard route since her maiden voyage on March 5, 2007.
The Steamship Authority operates most of the shorter routes, while Martha's Vineyard Fast Ferry and Hy-Line Cruises run faster, longer distance ferries to Rhode Island and Hyannis. There are direct ferries to each place.
The company also operates seasonal inter-island trips between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. All of Hy-Line Cruises ferry services are passenger only (although bicycles are carried for a small fee) due to the legal monopoly held on vehicle ferry service that is held by the Steamship Authority . [ 8 ]
New England Fast Ferry- Operates between New Bedford MA, and Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs on the Island of Martha's Vineyard. nefastferry.com; Interstate Navigation operates the Athena between Point Judith and Block Island. Block Island Express connects New London, Connecticut, to Block Island.
There’s also a year-round ferry you can take from a village called Woods Hole in Cape Cod to Martha’s Vineyard. You can take your car with you, but you’ll need to reserve a space on the ferry.
MV Grey Lady IV is a high-speed catamaran ferry operated by Hy-Line Cruises that runs on a route between Hyannis and Nantucket, Massachusetts.. Hy-Line's request to regulator Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority to construct the ship that would become Grey Lady IV was approved in May 2014, [1] and the vessel was ordered from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in February ...