MARTHA'S VINEYARD EXPRES

  • General
    • Vessel Name : MARTHA'S VINEYARD EXPRES 0
    • Operator : SEA STREAK 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 329 0
    • Vessel Type : 13 0
    • Construction : C 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 1410 0
  • Location
    • City : ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS 0
    • STATE : NJ 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 52 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 150 232
    • Passenger Capacity : 149 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 82.6 257
    • Regular Breadth : 28 257
    • Overall Length : 82.6 257
    • Overall Breadt : 28 257
    • Load draft : 11 257
    • Light Draft : 5 257
  • Other
    • Year : 2005 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1167238 0

SEA STREAK

  • Area of Operation : SANDY HOOK BAY, NJ AND NEW YORK HARBOR 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

OCEAN STATE

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

SEA STREAK HIGHLANDS

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

SEA STREAK WALL STREET

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

SEASTREAK NEW JERSEY

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

SEASTREAK NEW YORK

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

WHALING CITY EXPRESS

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

News

OSVs Gain New Life

OSVs Gain New Life

Faced with an aging fleet, the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority has turned to converted offshore support vessels (OSV) to breathe new life into its ferry operations.The operator announced its purchase of the OSVs HOS Shooting Star and HOS Lode Star from Hornbeck Offshore Services in 2022, to replace its open-deck freight vessels Gay Head and Katama

New England States Move Forward with Three Giant Offshore Wind Farms

New England States Move Forward with Three Giant Offshore Wind Farms

Massachusetts and Rhode Island are moving ahead with three offshore wind projects totaling 2.9 gigawatts (GW), or enough electricity to power about 1.6 million homes, government officials announced on Friday.The project selections, following a joint solicitation in March for wind farms to be built off of New England's shores

GE Vernova Turbine Blade Fails at UK's Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

GE Vernova Turbine Blade Fails at UK's Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

GE Vernova's shares fell nearly 7% on Friday following a turbine-blade failure at an offshore wind farm in the UK, the latest in a string of incidents involving the power service firm's equipment.The incident was reported at the Dogger Bank A project, located more than 130 km off the northeast coast of England, according to a statement from the project authorities.

GE Vernova Says Faulty Manufacturing Led to Offshore Wind Blade Failure

GE Vernova Says Faulty Manufacturing Led to Offshore Wind Blade Failure

Power services firm GE Vernova on Wednesday said a manufacturing flaw led to a turbine blade failure at the Vineyard Wind offshore project off the coast of Massachusetts earlier this month.The turbine blade broke on July 13 and left potentially dangerous debris on beaches on the island of Nantucket. Later, U.S. authorities ordered a shutdown of the project, which is still under construction.

Washington State Ferries Goes Out to Bid for New Hybrid-electric Vessels

Washington State Ferries Goes Out to Bid for New Hybrid-electric Vessels

Deliveries will begin in 2028 if all goes well. Delays and escalating costs have bedeviled the procurement process up until now.Washington State Ferries on Thursday published an invitation to bid on building five new hybrid-electric ferries, an overdue achievement that promises to eventually bring more reliability to cross-Sound ferry service.

European firms exposed as Trump targets US offshore wind

European firms exposed as Trump targets US offshore wind

U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.Former President Joe Biden supported the offshore wind industry, setting a target for 30 gigawatts (GW) of projects by 2030, up from 42 megawatts at the end of 2023

SouthCoast Wind gets final BOEM nod

SouthCoast Wind gets final BOEM nod

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s December 2024 Record of Decision.

Some Vineyard Wind Blades to be Removed After Quality Checks

Some Vineyard Wind Blades to be Removed After Quality Checks

GE Vernova will remove some turbine blades installed at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts following quality checks prompted by the failure of a blade in July, the company said on Wednesday.Progress on the still-unfinished project is being closely watched since it was barred from producing power or completing construction after a turbine blade broke and sent

GE Vernova Says Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Failures Are Unrelated

GE Vernova Says Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Failures Are Unrelated

GE Vernova on Friday said recent turbine blade failures at two offshore wind farms in the United States and the United Kingdom are unrelated.The statement comes as the company has been grappling with fallout from three separate blade accidents in four months.The most recent occurred on Aug.

US Offshore Wind Farm Shut Down After Turbine Debris Fouls Beaches

US Offshore Wind Farm Shut Down After Turbine Debris Fouls Beaches

The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts is shut down until further notice while authorities investigate a turbine blade failure that caused debris to wash up on beaches, a federal agency said on Tuesday.The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said it was working closely with Vineyard Wind to determine the cause of the incident

US Offshore Wind: Outlook Strong Despite Construction Productivity Issues

US Offshore Wind: Outlook Strong Despite Construction Productivity Issues

While construction productivity issues continue to present immediate challenges for the U.S. offshore wind industry, the long-term outlook remains strong for the nascent sector, according to a recent report from business intelligence and consulting firm Intelatus Global Partners. Intelatus' most recent monthly report on the U.S.

New York Not Moving Forward With Three Offshore Wind Farms

New York Not Moving Forward With Three Offshore Wind Farms

New York State on Friday stalled three major offshore wind-energy projects after General Electric Vernova GE.N changed the turbine design, which the state said "materially altered" the plans.New York provisionally approved the projects in October 2023. They are Attentive Energy One being developed by TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power and Corio Generation; Community Offshore Wind