About 15 years ago at the ferry docks, a 20-something rolled by the car shack on a motorized old-school Columbia bicycle from ...

These days two companies run rival fast ferry services between Manly and the city, but the first fast ferry service was introduced 60 years ago. And the company that introduced the fast service was ...

Once a staple of coastal transport, ferries are making a comeback amid urban congestion—yet operators still grapple with delivering fast, green transit. During the golden age for ferries in the 1800s, ...

STOCKHOLM — During the golden age for ferries in the 1800s, steamboats dotted the shorelines of coastal cities to transport passengers. Then cars and trains took over. Now, driven by congestion and ...

New technology can help vessels glide quickly over water in less time and with fewer emissions than their diesel counterparts. By Christina Anderson Reporting from Stockholm During the golden age for ...

That sleek little electric, carbon fibre hydrofoil vessel zipping quietly back and forth off the breakwater Monday morning? That could be the future. Victoria Clipper teamed up with Victoria’s ...

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to glide over the water, the wind whipping past your face and actually feel in control the whole time? If that sounds exciting, you'll want to check out ...

A small, electric passenger ferry is beginning a three-year trial in Orkney. The vessel uses new hydrofoil technology and could cut travel times between islands significantly. The ferry has been built ...

A flying ferry sounds like a flight of fancy, but it may soon be the way some waterborne commuters get across Puget Sound. Two local endeavors are aiming to build passenger-only boats with hydrofoils ...

The world’s fastest electric boat could soon navigate across Lake Tahoe in a bid to get cars off the region’s congested, winding and often icy roads. The startup FlyTahoe is manufacturing a ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first electric hydrofoil ferry in the United States is coming to Lake Tahoe. Companies FlyTahoe and Candela in Sweden are partnering in the venture after a similar launch on ...