By Guy Span Published: July, 2002 Ferry commuters who use MUNI’s F-Line up the Embarcadero receive a daily dose of abuse. Punishingly brutal crowding is the standard fare, as hundreds of commuters try to cram into the antique streetcars that clank their way up and back. MUNI has long been aware of the problem, but […]
By Bill Picture Published: March, 2017 The notion of a high-speed, zero-emission passenger ferry has been dismissed by some as science fiction. But the prospects for hydrogen-powered clean ferries are now looking up, buoyed by a recent feasibility study and the support of Red and White Fleet, one of the Bay Area’s ferry operators. […]
Underdog Contender Gets 10 Years By Guy Span Published: October, 2005 In a move that shocked waterfront regulars, the National Park Service awarded a 10-year contract to provide ferry services to Alcatraz to a division of Hornblower Cruises & Events. There were three competing bidders for the contract and Blue & Gold Fleet, the current […]
