WASHINGTON

  • General
    • Vessel Name : WASHINGTON 0
    • Operator : FOSS MARITIME, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 141 0
    • Vessel Type : 70 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
  • Location
    • City : SEATTLE 0
    • STATE : WA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 2060 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 4944 232
  • Size
    • Register length : 248 257
    • Regular Breadth : 56 257
    • Overall Length : 250 257
    • Overall Breadt : 56 257
    • Load draft : 17.4 257
    • Light Draft : 3.5 257
    • Height : 30 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1980 0
    • EQUIP2 : CRANE 0
    • EQUIP1 : DIESEL PUMPS, 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 628604 0

FOSS MARITIME, INC.

  • Area of Operation : SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND EL SEGUNDO, CA 0

AVA FOSS

  • Type : 11 0
  • Construction : C 0

BRIG YOUNG

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : A 0

CARIBE HORIZON

  • Type : 11 0
  • Construction : A 0

BENJAMIN FOSS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CARIBE ALLIANCE

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MALULANI

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARSHALL FOSS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

LUCY FOSS

  • Type : 01 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

ESG Wins Bid to Build Washington State Hybrid Electric Ferries

ESG Wins Bid to Build Washington State Hybrid Electric Ferries

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced he has selected the $714.5 million bid from Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group to build three new 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries. “We’re restoring domestic service to pre-pandemic levels years ahead of schedule, improving crew retention, and soon will bring our first hybrid-electric vessel into service,” Governor Ferguson said.

US Targets China Oil Storage Terminal in Iran-Related Sanctions

US Targets China Oil Storage Terminal in Iran-Related Sanctions

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iranian oil trading networks on Thursday, including on a China-based crude oil storage terminal linked via a pipeline to an independent refinery, just days before direct talks between the U.S. and Iran.The sanctions came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will hold direct talks with Iran on Saturday in Oman.

Deal Facilitated to Enable Black Sea Shipping

Deal Facilitated to Enable Black Sea Shipping

Russia said on Tuesday the U.S. had agreed to help it lift restrictions on food, fertilizer and shipping companies in exchange for agreeing to a maritime security deal in the Black Sea.The United States further said it had also agreed with Russia and Ukraine to implement a ban on military strikes on each other's energy installations.

U.S. Wants Black Sea Ceasefire

U.S. Wants Black Sea Ceasefire

A U.S. delegation will seek progress toward a Black Sea ceasefire and a broader cessation of violence in the war in Ukraine when it meets for talks with Russian officials on Monday, after discussions with diplomats from Ukraine on Sunday.The so-called technical talks come as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his drive for a halt to Russia's three-year-old assault against Ukraine.

WSF Hybrid-Electric Ferry Conversions Put on Ice

WSF Hybrid-Electric Ferry Conversions Put on Ice

In a move to restore full domestic ferry service by summer, Governor Bob Ferguson said that Washington State Ferries (WSF) will delay the hybrid-electric conversion of two of the state’s largest ferries. The decision comes as WSF works to increase its operational fleet, ensuring that 18 vessels are in service simultaneously for the first time since 2019.

US Drops Website Wording on Taiwan Independence

US Drops Website Wording on Taiwan Independence

The U.S. State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government praised on Sunday as supporting Taiwan.The fact sheet on Taiwan retains Washington's opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own.

Rubio Pressures Panama over Chinese Businesses Near Canal

Rubio Pressures Panama over Chinese Businesses Near Canal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not immediately take steps to end what President Donald Trump sees as China's influence and control over the Panama Canal.Mulino, after the talks with the top U.S.

Shipbuilding Shares Soar After Trump, Yoon Call

Shipbuilding Shares Soar After Trump, Yoon Call

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke with Donald Trump on Thursday and congratulated him on winning the U.S. presidency on the "Make America Great Again" slogan as officials in Seoul worked to prepare for "significant" economic changes.Yoon and Trump held a 12-minute phone call and discussed the close security and economic ties of their two countries across all areas

Australia to Invest Billions of Dollars in Nuclear Submarine Shipyard

Australia to Invest Billions of Dollars in Nuclear Submarine Shipyard

Australia said on Wednesday it would invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to expand a shipyard in Western Australia that would become the maintenance hub for its nuclear-powered AUKUS submarine fleet.The government will make an initial investment of A$127 million ($85 million) over three years to upgrade facilities at the Henderson shipyard near Perth

Three Shipyards Expected to Compete for Washington State Ferries Vessel Construction Contracts

Three Shipyards Expected to Compete for Washington State Ferries Vessel Construction Contracts

Three shipyards have expressed interest in building a long-awaited series of new hybrid-electric car and passenger vessels for Washington State Ferries (WSF).Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, Wash.; Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Fla. and Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia have sent pre-qualification packages after WSF earlier this year invited shipbuilders to bid

Washington State Ferries Cancels Sale of Retired Vessels

Washington State Ferries Cancels Sale of Retired Vessels

Washington State Ferries announced it has canceled the sale of two retired vessels after the buyer failed to meet its contractual obligations and left a tugboat crew abandoned in Puget Sound.Sold in August for $100,000 apiece, the decommissioned WSF ferries Elwha and Klahowya had been sold to Nelson Armas, who has gained approval from the U.S.

Four Seafarers Abandoned on Tugboat in the US

Four Seafarers Abandoned on Tugboat in the US

Four seafarers have been abandoned without pay on a 60-year-old tugboat in Washington State.The vessel, Wycliffe, recently changed its flag to Vanuatu, and was scheduled to help tow two retired Washington State Ferries vessels for a 34-day transit to Ecuador – where the new owner is based – for scrap, but the contract was canceled after the tug experienced technical issues.