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  Bay Ferries Limited - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bay Ferries Limited, referred to simply as Bay Ferries, is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and the United States and is headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Bay Ferries began operations in 1997 upon being awarded the operating licenses for ferry routes in the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine which were being discontinued by federal Crown corporation Marine Atlantic as part of cost-cutting measures.
This ferry route was initiated in 1955 by the Government of Canada at the insistence of tourism operators and fish exporters in southwestern Nova Scotia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bay_Ferries_Limited   (866 words)

  
 Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited is a subsidiary of Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL).
In February 2005 Rochester Ferry Company LLC, a subsidiary of the City of Rochester, New York purchased the high speed catamaran ferry Spirit of Ontario I in a bankruptcy auction after previous owner Canadian American Transportation Systems (CATS) shut down the innaugural service in summer 2004 after it operated for 11 weeks.
In April 2005, Rochester Ferry Company LLC selected NFL as the operator of the ferry service using Spirit of Ontario I between Rochester and Toronto, Ontario.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bay_Ferries_Great_Lakes_Limited   (187 words)

  
 Ferries [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle....
Reaction ferries A reaction ferry is a ferry that uses the current of the river to propel the vessel across the river.
It is a subsidiary of Northumberland Ferries Limited....
www.wikimirror.com /Ferries   (2969 words)

  
 Bay Ferries Limited -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bay Ferries Limited, referred to simply as Bay Ferries, is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and the United States and is headquartered in (Click link for more info and facts about Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Bay Ferries operates the ferry service across the Bay of Fundy between (Click link for more info and facts about Saint John, New Brunswick) Saint John, New Brunswick and (Click link for more info and facts about Digby, Nova Scotia) Digby, Nova Scotia using the ferry Princess of Acadia.
Bay Ferries operates the ferry service across the Gulf of Maine between (Click link for more info and facts about Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and (Click link for more info and facts about Bar Harbor, Maine) Bar Harbor, Maine using a high speed catamaran ferry service using the marketing name "The Cat".
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Ba/Bay_Ferries_Limited.htm   (880 words)

  
 Spirit of Ontario I - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A high speed ferry service between the two ports was discussed and spearheaded by local politicians and business leaders, primarily in upstate New York, beginning in the 1990s and continuing until the early 2000s.
Rochester Fast Ferry Company LLC announced in April 2005 that Northumberland Ferries Limited, parent company of Bay Ferries Limited, was selected to manage and operate the ferry service and vessel.
Bay Ferries does not intend on announcing a new start date until current problems are resolved.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/wiki/The_Breeze   (1432 words)

  
 Toronto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Located on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto was originally a term of indeterminate geographical location, designating the approximate area of the future city of Toronto on maps dating to the late 17th and early 18th century.
European settlement in central Canada was quite limited before 1788, amounting to only a few families, but it began growing quickly in the aftermath of the American Revolution.
The vessel was subsequently purchased in a bankruptcy sale by Rochester Ferry Company LLC, a subsidiary of the City of Rochester, and the vessel returned to service June 30, 2005, operated by Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited, using the marketing term "The Cat".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toronto   (7035 words)

  
 Regional Ferry Plan San Francisco Bay Area - Final Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ferries to Oakland could carry 4,000 persons, and were designed to incorporate restaurants, shoe shine parlors, and luxury surroundings, including mohair hangings, teak chairs, hammered copper lighting fixtures, and leather chairs in the ladies lounges.
Ferry transit should be implemented to reduce or delay the need for high capital cost highway and transit projects where the projected fare box recovery ratio and subsidy per passenger indicate fiscal benefits.
FERRY ROUTE: The ferry route from Sausalito to San Francisco is approximately six nautical miles long in open water, crossing the mouth of the Bay in the Golden Gate.
www.fta.dot.gov /library/planning/RF/RF.html   (17332 words)

  
 FR Doc 04-19773
Bay Ferries is a Canadian corporation, headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, which provides transportation of passengers and passenger vehicles between Bar Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Bay Ferries' service is provided by ``The Cat,'' a 300 foot, high speed catamaran which accommodates 875 passengers and 250 vehicles, including busses and oversized vehicles.
Bay Ferries has expressed its desire to provide passenger and passenger vehicle service between Portland and Yarmouth, has met with Portland officials, and has indicated it is prepared to introduce service utilizing its existing catamaran with an intermediary call at Bar Harbor.
a257.g.akamaitech.net /7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-19773.htm   (1208 words)

  
 Hogia
Bay Ferries already uses BOOKIT on two other routes and the company is very pleased with the product.
Bay Ferries Limited is a ferry company whose operations include the Nova Scotia – New Brunswick route in Canada and the service between Nova Scotia and Maine, USA.
Hogia Ferry Systems is based in Vaasa, Finland, and is a member of the Swedish Hogia Group, consisting of more than 20 companies in the IT sector.
www.hfs.hogia.fi /ferrysystems/document.aspx?docID=498   (473 words)

  
 Northumberland Ferries Limited -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
NFL is also the owner of subsidiaries (Click link for more info and facts about Bay Ferries Limited) Bay Ferries Limited and (Click link for more info and facts about Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited) Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited.
NFL also operates the two ferry terminals in Wood Islands and Caribou, which are owned by the Government of Canada.
Transport Canada's proposed ferry service changes are currently being challenged by politicians throughout the two provinces and the outcome is unclear.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/N/No/Northumberland_Ferries_Limited.htm   (231 words)

  
 13WHAM-TV || Rochester - Ferry Launch Delayed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rochester, NY (06/02/05) -- On Thursday, officials at Bay Ferries Limited announced that the fast ferry's re-launch date has been delayed from June 17 to possibly the 24th or later.
The ferry crew is now in training and should be good to go once the ship is fixed.
Although Bay Ferries mentioned June 24, that date is not a definite.
www.rochestertoday.com /news/local/story.aspx?content_id=2E83BE07-5758-4CE5-A92E-117F8D518CA7   (262 words)

  
 Democrat & Chronicle: Local News
Bay Ferries Ltd. of Saint John, New Brunswick, was hired Tuesday to operate the ferry for the city.
Bay Ferries, which has been in the ferry business since 1941, was hired by Rochester Ferry Co., the limited liability company created by the city to oversee the ferry service.
Bay Ferries runs The Cat, a seasonal high-speed ferry between Maine and Nova Scotia, and two other conventional ferries in eastern Canada.
www.democratandchronicle.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050310/NEWS01/503100301/1002/NEWS   (393 words)

  
 Articles - Bay of Fundy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Folklore in the Mi'kmaq Nation claims that the tides in the Bay of Fundy are caused by a giant whale splashing in the water.
The bay is home to several islands, the largest of which is Grand Manan Island at the boundary with the Gulf of Maine.
The largest population centres on the bay are the New Brunswick cities of Saint John and Moncton.
www.xclimbing.net /articles/Bay_of_Fundy   (1392 words)

  
 TransCanadaHighway.com British Columbia's Vancouver Island Ferries
These ferries are run by the Province of British Columbia as extension of the provincial highway network.
Departures from the Island are (from south to north) from Swartz Bay, Crofton, Chemainus, and Nanaimo.
Washington State Ferries also provide the ferry connections across the Puget Sound, connecting the Olympic Peninsula with the rest of the Mainland, for those who are taking the MV Coho to Port Angeles.
www.transcanadahighway.com /BC/Info-Ferries.htm   (912 words)

  
 Democrat & Chronicle: Mark Hare   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bay Ferries runs two traditional ferry services in Canada and high-speed ferries between Maine and Nova Scotia and between two Caribbean islands.
Once the ferry is seen as a reliable service, he believes, more Canadians will use it to facilitate business outings and to arrange group travel to the wine country and other points of interest.
Bay Ferries seems to know the market and has the experience to maximize the potential.
www.democratandchronicle.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050515/NEWS0201/505150329/1005   (675 words)

  
 Fullers Group Limited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the first years, priority was given to up-grading the wooden hulled fleet, including an extensive restoration of the historic harbour ferry Kestrel as a working commuter vessel and tourist attraction.
Under the banner of a new company, Gulf Ferries Limited, an order was placed in 1985 for a 600 passenger, aluminium catamaran specifically designed for the Waiheke service.
In recognition of George Hudson's vision in the ferry and tourism industry, in 2001 George was honoured by the New Zealand Government by awarding him with the Order of Merit of New Zealand.
www.fullers.co.nz /index.php/pi_pageid/74   (1106 words)

  
 10NBC / WHEC TV-10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bay Ferries officials will be in Rochester later this week to announce all that.
Bay Ferries has been setting the project up since it was picked by the ferry board last month.
MTU promised the city the work will be done in four weeks, then it's off to dry dock in Ontario to repair what city officials call "creases in he hull." Everything seems to working well enough that in a couple of days, Mayor Johnson will set a re-launch date that the city will stick to.
whec.com /index.asp?template=item&story_id=14732   (369 words)

  
 WROC TV NEWS 8 NOW ROCHESTER NEW YORK - Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
When the Fast Ferry hits the water again in June, "The Breeze" nickname will be tossed into the wind, and the ship will be simply known as "The Cat".
The Cat is the name of several other ferries being run by Bay Ferries in Canada and Maine.
Bay Ferries says the "Cat" Brand already has a successful track record carrying Canadian passengers, that can be used to market Rochester's Fast Ferry.
www.wroctv.com /news/story.asp?id=17642   (339 words)

  
 10NBC / WHEC TV-10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Tuesday afternoon the Rochester Ferry Corporation selected B ay Ferries Limited out of Prince Edward Island, Canada to be the ferry’s s new operator.
Bay Ferries has some experience with fast ferries and they know something about launching them.
A one-way adult ticket for Bay Ferries in Maine costs $55.00 as compared to the ticket prices in Rochester last summer, which topped out at $32.00.
www.10nbc.com /newspoll.asp?template=item&story_id=14254   (228 words)

  
 The PacifiCats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
These ferries, although probably very well built, have been a failure for the purpose for which they were built.
Unlike the conventional ferries, because of international fast ferry regulations, passengers are not allowed to remain on the car decks during the voyage.
Because of the crowded passenger area, BC Ferries requested that no bulky carry-on luggage be brought on board with walk on passengers (have it put in the luggage van instead); this is not a problem on the roomy conventional vessels.
www.geocities.com /ferries_bc/pacificats.html   (1643 words)

  
 10NBC / WHEC TV-10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Both Mansfield and Tony White have been in the ferry industry for years and right now are contracted to work for the city's Rochester ferry company.
Bay ferry's CEO Mark MacDonald took a tour at the port of Rochester last month.
Bay ferries' proposal is confidential as well but both proposals likely include details of what it will take to operate the ship.
www.10nbc.com /news.asp?template=item&story_id=14118   (431 words)

  
 The Cat : Media Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bay Ferries' new CAT, nicknamed "Blue Cat" for her eye-catching exterior, will serve as the unique stage for this large-scale promotion.
Bay Ferries operates the car-ferry service between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Me., daily from late May to mid-October.
Bay Ferries operates a high-speed car-ferry service between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine, every day from late May to mid- October.
www.saveaday.com /media/2002-05-09.html   (656 words)

  
 [ruv.net] Freelance Designer : : Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
The city is situated in the south-central portion of the province, along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the St.
To the east of the CBD, across Courtney Bay, is the "East Side", where the city has experienced its greatest suburban sprawl in recent decades with commercial retail centres and residential subdivsions.
The ferry terminal for the service to Digby, Nova Scotia was also relocated from Long Wharf to a new facility on the lower West Side (see Bay Ferries Limited) as the CBD was expanded with new office buildings and downtown retail areas while historic industrial buildings were turned into shops and museums.
www.ruv.net /Saint.1642.0.html   (2121 words)

  
 Rochester to Toronto Fast Ferry
The agreement calls for Bay Ferries to be responsible for the full service operation of the vessel Spirit of Ontario 1 and all other aspects of the fast ferry service.
Bay Ferries Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NFL Limited.
Bay Ferries Limited is now accepting job applications for the Fast Ferry operation linking Rochester and Toronto.
ferry.cityofrochester.gov   (425 words)

  
 The Cat : Rates & Fares : Vehicles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Surcharge passenger vehicles: CDN --> Bay Ferries Limited is advising all customers that a fuel surcharge has be levied effective May 21, 2004.
Bay Ferries Limited is advising all customers of the Yarmouth/Bar Harbor service that a fuel surcharge will be made effective July 1, 2003.
Bay Ferries is optimistic that the requirement for fuel surcharges may possibly be eliminated in the near future.
www.bayferries.ca /fares-vehicle.html   (219 words)

  
 Spirit of Ontario I - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Rochester Ferry Corporation intends to return the vessel to service on the Rochester-Toronto route as a publicly-owned service with a potential start date in May 2005 and has selected Bay Ferries Limited to operate the vessel.
Rochester Ferry Corporation, Bay Ferries, and the manufacturer of Spirit of Ontario I' s main engines, MTU Friedrichshafen, formed an agreement in April 2005 whereby Rochester Ferry Corporation will pay $1.3 million USD to MTU in order to keep the vessel's drive systems under warranty.
After engine warranty work is completed in May, Bay Ferries intends to have her dry-docked in order to perform a hull inspection and do minor repairs.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/The_Breeze   (1150 words)

  
 Articles - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Yarmouth is a town and major fishing and ferry port located on the Gulf of Maine in southern Nova Scotia, Canada.
Canadian National Railways instituted a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine in the 1950s and this was continued by CN Marine and Marine Atlantic until 1997.
In 1998 operation of the Bar Harbor route was transferred to Bay Ferries Limited which currently operates a high-speed catamaran ferry - HSC Incat 059, which is marketed as " The Cat ".
www.x-moto.net /articles/Yarmouth,_Nova_Scotia   (290 words)

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