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The Steamship Authority (SSA) may be raising rates to tackle a forecasted budget shortfall.  The Port Council unanimously voted to recommend increasing seasonal rates to the Steamship Authority Board during its Tuesday, Sept. 12, meeting.  According to a presentation given by SSA treasurer and comptroller Mark Rozum and assistant treasurer Courtney Oliveira, the proposed preliminary […]

The Steamship Authority celebrated the a new line of electric buses with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at its Administrative Offices in Falmouth.  The first three buses will be used to transport customers from the Authority’s offsite parking lots to its mainland ferry terminals in Hyannis and Woods Hole. General manager Bob Davis was joined by […]

Steamship Authority Port Council gave a tougher assessment of Steamship Authority general manager Robert Davis this week compared to previous years.  While some members rated the general manager a rating over 90 out of 100, several criticized the Steamship’s performance and rated Davis in the 70s.  Last year, Davis received an overall high grading of […]

The Steamship Authority (SSA) schedule is still being impacted by staffing issues.  The number of trips in a day for two ferries in the SSA fleet have been reduced, the Iyanough and the Governor. The Steamship is also relying on overtime workers to staff some trips. During the SSA Board meeting in April, SSA general […]

The Steamship Authority’s Port Council learned Tuesday morning that the price of converting recently acquired offshore supply vessels into ferries has escalated due to steel cost increases.  SSA general manager Robert Davis said price assumptions on the conversions were made months ago. “We’ve been revisiting those assumptions, and with supply chain issues and the like, […]

United Parcel Service (UPS) trucks will travel from New Bedford to Nantucket via tug-propelled barges, if a freight proposal made to Steamship Authority management is endorsed by the ferry line’s board.  SSA general manager Robert Davis told the port council that 41 North Offshore LLC, a New Bedford marine company, wants a license from the […]

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The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution encountered strong resistance when it announced plans to partner with a boutique cruise line to add Woods Hole as a destination on its spring and