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By Nicholas Deshais, The Seattle Instances
Printed: Could 13, 2025, 7:42am
A Washington State Ferry heading into Elliott Bay is illuminated by the solar as Seattle stays beneath clouds Dec. 27, 2018. Washington is house to the nation’s largest ferry system, which transported near 19 million passengers in 2023 on a fleet of 21 vessels throughout the Puget Sound and the higher Salish Sea. (Related Press recordsdata)
Because the state ferry system struggles to get well from years of diminished service and an absence of boats, simply two U.S. shipyards submitted bids Monday to construct a brand new technology of hybrid-electric boats for Washington State Ferries.
The proposal from the only in-state firm — Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, in Freeland on Whidbey Island — was considerably increased than the opposite bidder, Japanese Shipbuilding Group from Panama Metropolis, Fla.
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