A 2015 comparison of operational performance : Washington state ferries to ferry operators worldwide.

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• Creators:
  Lester, Jackson
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Washington. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Washington State Ferries
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Ferries
  • Ferry service
  • Water transportation
  • Evaluation
  • Operators (Persons)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  WA-RD-750.2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington
• Corporate Publisher:
  Washington State Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  This report provides an update to the 2010 report “A Comparison of Operational Performance: ; Washington State Ferries to Ferry Operators Worldwide,” observing changes in Washington State ; Ferries, 23 other ferry systems, and the ferry industry as a whole. Research was conducted from June, ; 2014 through March, 2015, examining published data and surveying other ferry system operators. This ; report addresses major changes in Washington State Ferries and peer ferry system operators, and ; provides operational comparisons. The findings include comparisons of: 1) passenger and vehicle ; traffic, 2) route, terminal, and vessel attributes, 3) total sailings and fuel use, 4) trip reliability and ; timeliness, 5) passenger safety, and 6) cost efficiency. The findings indicate that Washington State ; Ferries is among the largest ferry systems in the world and has addressed concerns from the previous ; report by adding new vessels to its fleet and publishing strengthening its performance reporting ; system.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  T9233, Task 9
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28870/dot_28870_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.05 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b20137e54466bc40670bfcdcb9203a301fd6d75945815421f91115ca76847d6f