After months of construction, the controversial third slip at the Steamship Authority’s Woods Hole terminal goes into service for Memorial Day.

Reports on the Woods Hole terminal project and recommendations from independent consultants top the agenda when Steamship Authority governors meet on Nantucket this morning.

Steamship Authority governors on Tuesday approved a pair of change orders totaling more than $483,000 for the ongoing Woods Hole terminal reconstruction by Quincy contractor Jay Cashman Inc. It brings to about $2.2 million the change orders to date.

The Steamship Authority general manager and his architect fielded a volley of questions Monday night about the new Woods Hole ticket office, including the building site, size and energy efficiency.

In a dramatic scene at Fairhaven Monday morning, Steamship Authority crew and Menemsha Coast Guard performed a full evacuation of the ferry Nantucket. It was only a drill.

Longevity is just one of an extensive list of objectives the new building must meet, boat line officials said at a recent presentation in Falmouth.

Early signs suggest another busy summer season with strong advance ferry reservations and a surge of hotel and rental bookings.

Tuesday morning in Falmouth, steamship governors and senior managers got a look at three new alternatives from BIA.studio, the Boston-based architectural firm working on the project.

A fuel truck that leaked diesel fuel while driving aboard a Steamship Authority (SSA) ferry in Woods Hole caused residual delays in the boat schedule, Thursday.

Tuesday morning in Falmouth, the Steamship Authority will reveal three revised design concepts for the Woods Hole terminal building.