BC STAFF Published: April, 2019 Opening Day on the Bay takes place on the last Sunday in April. This year, it’s on April 28, and it marks the official beginning to the boating season in the Bay Area and an annual celebration of the boating community. Opening Day on the Bay includes traditional […]
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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 […]
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 […]
ON OUR COVER
Published: March, 2019 Originally planned to begin in 2023, ferry traffic from Treasure Island is now due to start in 2021, which is when the first units of a giant new housing and commercial development will be ready for occupancy. But there is still no agreement on fundamental aspects of the plan, including where and […]
Oakland Gains New Cranes While San Francisco Appoints New Cargo Team Leader
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: March, 2019 In anticipation of handling a new generation of mega-container vessels, the Port of Oakland’s largest terminal plans to install three 300-foot-tall gantry cranes late next year. SSA Terminals, the operator of Oakland International Container Terminal, ordered the cranes from Shanghai-based ZPMC, noting that it expects the cranes […]
Garry Mason
BY MATT LARSON Published: March, 2019 For more than two years now, Garry Mason has been working as a deckhand on ferry boats throughout the San Francisco Bay. He could be working in Vallejo one day, Alameda the next, and Marin the day after that. “I work all over,” he said. “With seniority, you […]
From the Front Lines Fighting Industrial Polluters
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: March, 2019 One day in 2011, Baykeeper staff was on a regular patrol of San Francisco Bay in our boat—when we came across something awful. A shipping terminal on the Richmond shoreline had placed huge, looming piles of dark black material at the edge of the water. Wind was […]
New Twist in Ferry Accident Probe as Human Error Becomes Probable Cause
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: March, 2019 Previously, human error was not believed to be a factor in last November’s ferry boat accident in which two passengers suffered minor injuries when Golden Gate Ferry’s MS San Francisco rammed a dock at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Now, though, while a Coast Guard investigation has […]
Richmond Plans Bridge-to-Ferry Route
BC STAFF Published: March, 2019 A plan is underway to establish a bike- and pedestrian-friendly route from San Francisco to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. As part of that plan, a walking/bicycling path on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is set to open this summer. The Ferry to Bridge to Greenway […]
Ferry Questions Answered
Published: March, 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 […]