In Sitka, we take safety and reliability very seriously. NY Waterway ferries built by Allen Marine are shipped by ocean-going freighter through the Panama Canal to New York. The new vessels are powered by three Caterpillar 3406 electronic engines, generating 550 hp each. The engines drive three Hamilton water jets. The hull design minimizes the vessels wakes.
Passengers enjoy comfortable seating in a climate-controlled cabin with restroom.
NY Waterway, the largest privately-owned commuter ferry operator in the U.S., presently carries 32,000 people per day eight million passengers per year with 23 boats serving 10 routes between New Jersey and Manhattan and between Rockland and Westchester Counties, reducing auto traffic and pollution in the Metropolitan area. The company is also developing several additional routes. Click ads below for larger version System and Method for Display Ads have a Patent Pending.