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FERRY OUTLOOK

MV Spirit of Vancouver Island

Photo: BC Ferries question, saying, “Our plate is full,” referring to the yard’s tion. At one time, planners envisioned a network of bridges commitment to deliver a series of non-combat vessels for all over the Puget Sound region. Instead, the ferry network the Canadian government. Mr. Whitworth described a is the de-facto highway. WSF, which operates 24 ferries multi-year process, with a design team from Vard (part of transporting more than 23 million passengers annually, has the Fincantieri Group) in creating the exact speci