摘要: |
Casco Bay Lines (CBL), Portland, Maine, continues to make progress on the construction of its new $25 million, 599-passenger, double-ended, hybrid-electric ferry. The ferry is being built at Senesco Marine, North Kingstown, R.I. The 164' passenger-vehicle ferry will replace an existing diesel-pow-ered ferry, the Machigonne II, a 36-year-old 122'×37' passenger-vehicle ferry that services Peaks Island in Casco Bay. CBL estimates that the change will result in a reduction of 800 tons of carbon dioxide a year. The average age of CBL's fleet is over 26 years old. The useful life of a passenger ferry is around 30 years. The ferry, designed by Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), also has room for 15 vehicles. It is expected to enter service in 2024. |