Maid of Mist boats to set sail this month
Like last year, the James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla boats will operate at a limited capacity because of Covid-19 protocols. Author: James Fink, Business First Published: 6:49 AM EDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 6:49 AM EDT April 9, 2021
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. In a familiar spring ritual, Maid of the Mist boats should return to the lower Niagara Gorge by the end of the month, said Chris Glynn, Maid of the Mist Corp. president.
This year will be the first full season for the Maid’s two all-electric powered tour boats, which made their maiden voyage in October. The Maid of the Mist Corp. invested $65 million to build the 91-ton catamaran-style boats.
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This year, despite innumerable challenges and setbacks, a great number of new U.S.-flagged vessels made their way into service. In addition to Maid of the Mist s new electric tour boats James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla featured Wednesday, the newbuilds highlighted below are some of the most noteworthy to come out of U.S. shipyards in 2020.
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Niagara Falls’ new Maid of the Mist ferries made a splash when they launched in October. The two catamaran-style passenger ferries are all-electric and billed as completely emissions-free. With their debut, the passenger vessels James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla became the first all-electric passenger ferries to go into operation in the United States. The Maid of the Mist, which has been touring visitors around the falls since 1846, partnered with ABB to design the electric ferry system.
Capitalizing on the attention the Maid of the Mist ferries have generated since their launch, representatives from ABB’s Marine & Ports division held a “tech talk” December 3 to look at the future of electric ferries in North America. ABB’s panel of experts included Bruce Strupp, ferry segment manager for ABB Marine & Ports; Peter Bryn, ABB technology manager, who’s involved in designing