Metal Shark to deliver 3 NYC ferries

New York City will spend another $300M to double its year-old NYC Ferry fleet in an effort to approach nine million riders by 2023, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. NYC is already adding three new 350-passenger vessels this summer to augment its 16-ferry original Crowther-designed 150-passenger catamaran fleet of 16. Three more are to be delivery from the Franklin, La.-based Metal Shark shipyard. (Source: Work Boat 05/06/18)