b'Two New Ferries Join Boston Harbor ServiceT woferriesjoinedtheMassa-chusettsBayTransportation Authority (MBTA) this sum-mer. Formerly operating under New York Water Taxi, the vessels were over-hauledataMassachusettsshipyard before being christened in June. The54aluminumcatamaranswere originally built in 2002 by PVA mem-ber Derecktor Shipyards. Acquiring these ferries allowed us to split up the existing Winthrop/Quincy route into two separate routes on week-daysadirectWinthroptoBoston route and a direct Quincy to Bostonand navigation systems, which is thegears for a top speed of 20.5 knots. A route,saidDavidPerry,theMBTAstandard system on all MBTA vessels. 25 kW Northern Lights 864W3 gener-director of ferry operations. Previouslyator supply ship service power.serviced by a single smaller ferry run- Twin John Deere Tier 3 diesel engines ning a longer circuitous route, the newpower each ferry, and propulsion is de- MBTAhopestofurtherexpandits vessels allow for weekend seasonal ser- livered through ZF ZF500-1A marinewater transportation network.vice along the route for the first time. Anamingcontestwaslaunchedin AprilwithstudentsfromBoston, Quincy,Winthrop,andLynnasked what names captured the spirit of their hometowns. The winning names, Ab-igailAdamsandHarborGem,were suggested by a student in Quincy and Winthrop respectively. Renovationstothe101-passenger vessels included deck plating replace-ment,newcarpeting,interiorand exterior repainting, new HVAC com-pressors and condensers on one vessel and repairs to the HVAC system on theother,andminorengineroom PHOTO: MASS DOTrepairs. Electronics were upgraded to FurunoNavNetTZtouchXLradar 45 JULY 2025'