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BC Ferries CEO David Hahn claimed that building the ferries in Germany would "save almost $80 million and could lead to lower fares." [4] On September 17, 2004, BC Ferries awarded [5] the vessel construction contract to Germany's Flensburger shipyard. The contract protected BC Ferries from any delays through a fixed price and fixed schedule ...
Route Name Route Details Vessel Name(s) Vessel Type(s) Vehicle Capacity Passenger Capacity Crossing Time Operated By Notes Reference(s) Adams Lake Cable Ferry: Crosses Adams Lake between Chase and Sorrento, off BC Highway 1. M.V. Adams Lake II: Cable: 10 48 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [2] Arrow Park Cable Ferry
The Kootenay Lake ferry is a ferry across Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, which operates between Balfour, on the west side of the lake, and Kootenay Bay, on the east side. The MV Osprey 2000 and the MV Balfour are the two vessels used. [1] The route is the world's longest free scenic ferry which carries vehicles. [2]
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Operator: BC Ferries: Port of registry: Victoria, British Columbia: Route: Bella Coola to Port Hardy Also Bella Coola to Ocean Falls, Denny Island (Shearwater), Bella Bella year round: Cost: CAD$12.6 million purchase price; $62.4 million refit cost; Acquired: August 30, 2017: In service: June 3, 2019 ...
View of Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (British Columbia, Canada) for BC Ferries. BC Ferries has the largest fleet of vehicle ferry vessels in the world. There are at least 45 vessels, ranging from small passenger-only water taxis, up to the 358-car Spirit-class ferries. All of the vessels in use by BC Ferries are roll-on/roll-off car ferries. Most ...
BC Ferries denied the allegations. [6] [7] [8] The ship was launched in 2015. [2] Baynes Sound Connector replaced the self-propelled MV Quinitsa on the Buckley Bay–Denman Island route in February 2016. [9] Upon entering service, the crossing with a length of 1,961.48 metres (6,435.3 ft), became the longest cable ferry crossing in the world. [10]
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The Needles Ferry is a cable ferry across Lower Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Linking Needles and Fauquier , the ferry, part of BC Highway 6 , is by road about 135 kilometres (84 mi) southeast of Vernon and 57 kilometres (35 mi) southwest of Nakusp .