The Steamship Authority has released an online survey to gather public input as it prepares to develop a new website.

The Steamship Authority ended 2020 with a $12.5 million operating deficit, far smaller than anticipated last spring, general manager Robert Davis told the SSA governors Tuesday.

The Steamship Authority saw a busy morning on opening day for online summer ferry reservations Tuesday. And there were no website crashes this year.

The Steamship Authority has cut back its Vineyard freight ferry routes after two employees tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.

Citing urgent staffing and scheduling concerns, the Steamship Authority has sent a letter to the state Department of Public Health requesting guidance on the vaccination process for its 500 employees.

A fourth Steamship Authority employee in almost as many days has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a press release Monday.

The Steamship Authority cancelled two midday trips on its Vineyard route Wednesday after an employee assigned to the M/V Martha’s Vineyard tested positive for Covid-19, spokesman Sean Driscoll confirmed in a press release.

Steamship Authority general manager Robert Davis has again received high marks from the boat line board of governors, in his third annual review since taking the top job in 2017.

One month after both Vineyard representatives to the Steamship Authority port council said they would step down, the two port towns named new members to the advisory body.

The 2020 Thanksgiving holiday saw a reversal in travel habits to and from the Vineyard, with a higher proportion of off-Islanders coming, while an even higher percentage of Islanders decided to stay put.