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[Marine] BC Ferries
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Posted 07 June 2017 - 09:06 AM
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Posted 07 June 2017 - 09:34 AM
MV Christy Clark.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
#3483
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Posted 07 June 2017 - 09:38 AM
MV Christy Clark.
Sounds like a sinking ship to me.
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Posted 07 June 2017 - 09:43 AM
MV Justin Trudeau would get a lot of selfies, no?
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Posted 20 June 2017 - 08:51 AM
First sailing was an unscheduled extra yesterday. They were having some minor electrical issues on the first boat that apparently is resolved for the second which is pretty normal.
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Posted 20 June 2017 - 10:24 AM
Out again today on a milk run. Should be leaving Long Harbour pretty quick.
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#3488
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Posted 04 July 2017 - 12:28 PM
BC Ferries plans to add a ship a year for next dozen years, president says
This makes sense. With roughly 40 vessels in the fleet, and a historical vessel lifespan around 50 years. Might as well plan for replacement slowly as part of a regular fleet renewal strategy.
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Posted 04 July 2017 - 01:31 PM
Also, can have a spare vessel operating so there is never/rarely a missing one...
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Posted 04 July 2017 - 02:45 PM
Also, can have a spare vessel operating so there is never/rarely a missing one...
Are you offering to pay for that?
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Posted 04 July 2017 - 02:55 PM
As of a week ago - for the first time in a long time - BC Ferries actually has a medium sized ferry as a "back up" all year. The Bowen Queen, which does about 70 cars, is unassigned year round. Additionally the Salish Eagle, the newest currently in service boat (second of three in the new class) is only for full time service in the summer and a few peak traffic periods otherwise.
From September 2017 on the fleet will have the most flexibility is has had since the late-90s when assets started getting sold off.
Hopefully this momentum continues.
From September 2017 on the fleet will have the most flexibility is has had since the late-90s when assets started getting sold off.
Hopefully this momentum continues.
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Posted 04 July 2017 - 03:04 PM
Are you offering to pay for that?
See, we all already do...
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#3493
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Posted 05 July 2017 - 06:55 AM
I believe the first of the Spirits goes for its upgrades this fall. Wonder if the plan is to use one of the Salish class vessels as the 4th peak period vessel on Route 1, or if they will borrow a C-class or Coastal from one of the other routes.
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Posted 05 July 2017 - 07:17 AM
Coastal. C class will never run on Route 1.
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Posted 05 July 2017 - 07:19 AM
I believe the first of the Spirits goes for its upgrades this fall. Wonder if the plan is to use one of the Salish class vessels as the 4th peak period vessel on Route 1, or if they will borrow a C-class or Coastal from one of the other routes.
We have a spare Coastal in off-season, always parked at Swartz don't we?
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 05 July 2017 - 07:42 AM
We have a spare Coastal in off-season, always parked at Swartz don't we?
Probably a couple as well as the Q of NW during low periods. I am thinking of a 4th vessel to cover peak periods (Christmas for instance). Which would be the same time that extra coastal is needed on Route 2. I am going on the assumption that all current Spirits, Coastals, and C-Classes (as well as the Q of NW) are all put in service during peak periods in the winter. If that assumption is wrong (I haven't looked that closely at the winter peak schedules), then no problem, we would have a spare vessel. If it's correct, then one route somewhere is going to be minus a full sized vessel based on the current fleet.
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Posted 05 July 2017 - 07:43 AM
Coastal. C class will never run on Route 1.
Please remind me why. Does it have something to do with ramp configurations?
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Posted 05 July 2017 - 08:20 AM
Please remind me why. Does it have something to do with ramp configurations?
They're all getting long in the tooth.
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Posted 05 July 2017 - 08:21 AM
Please remind me why. Does it have something to do with ramp configurations?
It's probably just hardly worth it. You have a ferry now every 1-2 hours with a 400-car capacity, and you try to bolster that with a once every-4 hour ferry (one ferry back and forth) that carries 100 cars?
Edited by VicHockeyFan, 05 July 2017 - 08:21 AM.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 05 July 2017 - 08:44 AM
Please remind me why. Does it have something to do with ramp configurations?
I believe it's a variety of reasons. For example, not all the ships fit into all of the berths. Most Route 1 vessels have buffets. Some can hold bigger/longer trucks.
The biggest reason I have heard why we won't see a C Class vessel on Route 1 is they have relatively low power. They want/need the Route 1 ships to have a certain amount of power to transit Active Pass, which has very strong currents and lots of traffic.
Edited by jonny, 05 July 2017 - 08:45 AM.
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