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Five Years After Audit, SSA Cites Step By Step Improvement

In 2018, an exhaustive review found the Steamship Authority needed to make sweeping changes. Five years on, the ferry line has made progress but still has work to do.

Steamship Authority Hires First Chief Operating Officer

Mark Higgins, who starts his new job early next month, is the first to hold the position, which was created at the request of the boat line board of governors following a comprehensive study of SSA operations in 2018.

Steamship Authority Will Expand Management Ranks

State legislation won’t be needed for a chief operating officer to join the Steamship Authority. Boat line governors Tuesday agreed to create a job description and begin a search.

SSA Tackles Strategic Plan at Daylong Meeting Wednesday

Nearly six months after releasing a report recommending changes at the Steamship Authority, the consulting team that performed last year’s comprehensive review of boat line operations is coming back.

Millions in Woods Hole Change Orders Were Expected, SSA Says

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.

SSA Vows to Adopt Recommendations in Independent Report

The boat line is taking steps to create and fill new management positions and add systems for training, safety and quality, senior managers and their independent consultants said.

One Year Later: SSA Must Change, Report Insists

On Tuesday Islanders will hear firsthand from independent consultants what the SSA needs to do to regain the public trust. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the high school Performing Arts Center.

Report Outlines Communications Shortcomings at SSA

Marine consultants hired to review Steamship Authority operations delivered the fifth and final piece of their critique last week, detailing shortcomings in the boat line’s public communications, and won a new contract to help carry out their overall recommendations.

SSA Lacks Plan for Informing Public, Report Says

Communicating with passengers has not been a priority for the Steamship Authority, and that needs to change, a report released Friday said.

Boatline GM Says Chief Operating Officer Not Needed

A key recommendation from outside marine consultants that the Steamship Authority add a chief operating officer appears to be stalled.

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