It happened yesterday. One minute before 11 a.m., the Island boat line was administered by the officers and directors of the Massachusetts Steamship Lines Inc., as constituted for some time past; one minute after 11, the management was in the hands of new officers and directors, the responsibility of the New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamboat Authority.
Steamship Authority
September 30, 1960
Vineyard Gazette
Only the signature of Governor Furcolo now remains to turn into law the bill setting up a new Steamship Authority with three members, locally appointed, to represent the Vineyard Nantucket, and F
2024
August 20, 2024
On Tuesday, the Steamship board of governors voted to run the same scaled back summer schedule next year in light of crew shortages, but some members wondered if that was even possible as cancellations due to lack of staff pile up.
August 15, 2024
At the beginning of the summer season, the Steamship Authority decided to cut back on its schedule to reduce the risk of unexpected cancellations due to razor thin staffing margins. And yet, the cancellations keep coming.
August 10, 2024
The Steamship Authority got off to a rocky start this weekend after the reservation office in Mashpee lost power in a storm and several runs on the Vineyard Route were canceled.
August 5, 2024
The Steamship Authority is warning customers of schedule alterations ahead of the Oak Bluffs fireworks and the Falmouth Road Race later this month.
August 1, 2024
Steamship Authority staff were investigating a coolant issue on the M/V Nantucket, temporarily taking the ferry out of service.
July 18, 2024
The Steamship board of governors this week learned that the chances of a new reservation system before 2026 grow increasingly remote, and it will likely require broad organizational changes across several departments.
