BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: May, 2019 This month, Blue & Gold Fleet is celebrating 40 remarkable years of ferry and water excursion services on San Francisco Bay. The company was founded by Roger Murphy and developer Warren Simmons at the same time as PIER 39 launched operations in 1979. The company started by […]
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Ferry Short Takes
Published: May, 2019 Final Fare Increase: The last ferry fare increase in WETA’s five-year budget plan takes effect July 1. Fares will rise three percent across the board for all runs except Vallejo-San Francisco, where monthly passes increase six percent, or $22, to $388 from $366. Vallejo’s increase is larger because that run had […]
Ferry Questions Answered
Published: May, 2019 Ferry Q&A is where you can have your questions about Bay Area ferry service answered by the professionals who speak for the ferry systems on a daily basis. Thomas Hall is the public information and marketing manager for WETA, the agency that runs the San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Priya Clemens […]
Treasure Island Development Agency Plays It Coy
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: May, 2019 WETA and San Francisco’s Treasure Island development agency continue to dance around an agreement on launching ferry service to and from the island in 2021—and so far, they’re out of step. After months of discussions and public utterances about timing and cost, there is still not so […]
Ferry Questions Answered
Published: April, 2019 Ferry Q&A is where you can have your questions about Bay Area ferry service answered by the professionals who speak for the ferry systems on a daily basis. Thomas Hall is the public information and marketing manager for WETA, the agency that runs the San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Priya Clemens […]
Does a Rising Tideline Float All Boats?
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: April, 2019 Tideline Marine Group is once again expanding its role in passenger transportation on the Bay. Only two months after announcing it would add a new 149-passenger craft to its fleet, Tideline is establishing another beachhead in San Francisco—a ferry dock at Pier 52 in Mission Bay, just […]
Mary Jbeily
BY MATT LARSON Published: April, 2019 At the end of May, Golden Gate Ferry Operations Analyst Mary Jbeily will be celebrating her first year working in the maritime industry. Although Jbeily doesn’t work on the ferry boats themselves, her role is still a critical one. As an analyst, she streamlines processes, reduces inefficiencies, and […]
Niche Bay Ports Bullish on Cargo, While Oakland Takes a Rest
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: April, 2019 The Port of Stockton, which is the fourth largest port in California, reports that cargo volume hit an all-time high in 2018. Although up just slightly compared with 2017, overall cargo volume grew for the third straight year and reached a record-setting 4.7 million metric tons. The […]
Around the Bay in April 2019
Published: April, 2019 Pacific Sail & Powerboat Show The 2019 Pacific Sail & Powerboat Show will return to Richmond from Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7. The show celebrates sailing, boating and the marine sport lifestyle over four days in Richmond. Boats and equipment will once again pack the 45,000 square-foot historic Craneway […]
WETA Welcomes New 445-Passenger Ferry Pyxis
Published: April, 2019 In early March, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) welcomed Pyxis, a new 445-passenger ferry, into the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet. Pyxis is the first new vessel added to Vallejo ferry service in 15 years. Pyxis is the fifth new ferry WETA has added to […]