By COLLEEN LONG and DAVID B. CARUSO NEW YORK (AP) — A high- speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, seriously injuring 11 people, including one who suffered a severe head wound falling down a stairwell. Scores of people who had been standing, waiting to disembark, were hurled to the deck or launched into walls by the impact, which came after the catamaran Seastreak Wall Street slowed following a routine trip across New York Bay and past the Statue of Liberty, passe…

But you must take the Seasteak bus from Boston to New Bedford, then hop on the high speed ferry to the Vineyard. Two hours from Boston to Martha's Vineyard Travelers don't actually board the boat in Boston, but they are picked up in Boston and bused to the dock in New Bedford. The bus and ferry rides each take one hour, and there are New Bedford layovers of 10 to 50 minutes, depending on the trip. That's still better than the two hour drive in Season from Beantown to Hyannis or Woods Hole followed by another hour from there to the island. Their website proclaims - "S…

Certified (Req. 30 Points) To be certified through Travel Green Wisconsin, all participants must achieve at least 30 points on the Travel Green Wisconsin Checklist. The more points a business attains, the greener they are in their operations. Green Innovations Service provided by Lake Express takes over 25, 000 vehicles off the road annually. Waste aboard the vessel is pumped into an on-shore sewer system, so lake water is not affected. The vessel meets and/or exceeds all EPA regulations for air quality. Transport Michigan produce to Milwaukee co-ops and the organiza…

Before my trip to Greece, I desperately tried to find information on ferries to Santorini and other Greek Islands. With no review system like there are for Hotels, etc... it was hard... I decided on taking the Hellenic Seaways highspeed to Santorini, and I was faced with chosing a seat in Economy, Business (Table or normal seat), or VIP. I searched desperately trying to find what advantages and differences there were between the different areas. In the end, I chose Business and a table seat (I wanted a window seat, but the option was not given); I thought a table sea…

Hate flying? Lost your yacht in the recession? But sure as hell would love a decent rum runner and a handmade straw hat? If so, you are so in luck, because a new boat called the Bahamas Express Ferry is about to start high-speed service from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. A massive, colorful ferry with the teal 1980s color scheme has been docked near 17th Street for a few weeks now. It is operated by a company called Baleria, which offers a similar service in Spain, connecting the mainland with four islands, including Ibiza. According to the compa…

Specifications:price:$670, 000 Transmission:6-Speed Semi-Automatic Horsepower @ RPM:[email protected] Torque @ RPM:5500 Displacement:5999 L 0-60 time:3.3 sec. Top Speed:217 mph Ferrari set out to develop the Enzo as an integrated system designed for extreme performance, in which even the limits of the performance achievable by the driver were enhanced, thanks to a man-machine interface typical of Formula 1. Never before has style been derived so directly from function as in this model. Pininfarina wanted to create an uncompromising car that would break away from the approach …

Port of Registry Kristiansand Superspeed Project Ordered December 2005 Superspeed Project Cost €250m Superspeed 1 Delivery February 2008 Superspeed 2 Delivery June 2008 Speed 27kt Owner and Operator Color Line Superspeed 1 and 2 Ro-pax ferries are the latest addition to the Color Line fleet. Superspeed 1 was delivered in February 2008 and Superspeed 2 in June 2008. These ferries operate between Kristiansand, Norway and Hirtshals, Denmark. Superspeed 1 takes three hours and fifteen minutes to cover the distance between Kristiansand and Hirtshals, whereas Superspeed 2 …

Stringent conditions for approving the passage of Kattegatruten’s new fast ferry between Aarhus and Kalundborg stipulate that the fast ferry Dolphin Jet will have to reduce its sailing speed to 16 knots in Kalundborg Fjord, while the company’s cargo ship will be sailing at a speed ranging between 18 and 19 knots, JP Arhus writes. “It is ridiculous that while there is a notice obliging the fast ferries to have both the itinerary and the ship approved, there is no such requirement for approval of other vessels, ” Port Director Bent Rasmussen, Kalundborg Harbour, told J…