Vigor Marine Seattle, has completed the M/V Wenatchee hybrid-electric conversion project, marking a major milestone in Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) effort to modernize its aging fleet and reduce carbon emissions. The 202-vehicle
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Vigor Marine Seattle, has completed the M/V Wenatcheehybrid-electric conversion project, marking a major milestone in Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) effort to modernize its aging fleet and reduce carbon emissions.
The 202-vehicle Wenatchee, one of the three largest ferries in the WSF system and now the largest U.S. passenger ferry to be electrified, is expected to return to service on the Seattle/Bainbridge route this summer.
“The Wenatchee conversion is a testament to the innovation, craftsmanship, and dedication of our workforce, as well as our successful partnership with Washington State Ferries,” said Adam Beck, executive vice president and head of maintenance and modernization Pacific at Vigor Marine Group. “By building on decades of experience supporting the U.S. Navy and other government and commercial customers, our skilled employees at Vigor rose to the challenge and completed a complex conversion.”
Over the course of nearly 21 months, approximately 700 employees worked
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