Seaward Services to Operate Superferries for US Navy

Monday, March 19, 2012 http://www.marinelink.com/news/superferries-subsidiary343158.aspx   Seaward Services (SSI), a HMS Global Maritime (HMSGM) company based in New Albany, Indiana, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded…

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Hawaii Superferries – Taxpayers Still Foot the Bill

Salon has an article on the Superferries, their sale to the Navy and MARAD “The Title XI program has had a troubled history in recent years specifically related…

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Ferry idea refloated

With one of the all-time best article titles ever, Ilima Loomis of Maui News writes that State Senator Joe Souki has once again (for the 3rd time?) introduced the…

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2 Superferries May Go to Navy

The Virginian-Pilot     Monday, November 21, 2011 Navy hopes to gain two Hawaiian superferries By Robert McCabehttp://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/navy-hopes-gain-two-hawaiian-superferries NORFOLK The Navy wants the two Hawaiian superferries docked at Lamberts Point in…

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Superferry – an Economic Disaster for State and Federal Taxpayers

Reprinted from dmzhawaii.com:  Taxpayers Stuck With Unsold Ferries in Default August 10, 2011  Bloomberg published an article about the wasteful Maritime Administration (MARAD) loan guarantee program, which…

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Superferry Sister Ship: Navy Finds “Agressive” Corrosion

State Legislators Beware – If you buy the Superferries, you may be getting a rust-bucket.  This is the same company and virtually the same design as the “Superferry”.

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Interisland ferry system is a good idea but Superferry is not the answer

The May 20 editorial is surprising in its simplistic endorsement of the Superferry’s return, this time with gambling and alcohol added. Talk about a bad mix….

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Superferry Bill Appears Dead

The Ferry bill was not heard by the Senate Ways and Means Committee prior to the Committee transmitting its completed budget package on Tuesday 4/6/20110. This means the…

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Ferry system bill lacks key information, is misguided

Maui News As general manager of Sea Link Of Hawaii, Hawaii’s oldest …

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HB 1239 – State Financed Superferry

House Bill 1239 (Senate Bill SD1), would require that the State buy and operate a “High Speed Ferry Vessel”. It next goes to the Senate’s Ways…

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