70th Anniversary of NC Ferry System Celebrated This Summer by Manns Harbor – It all started with a single route linking Manns Harbor and Roanoke Island in 1947. Now, the North Carolina Ferry System will be filling the summer months with tours, contests and events celebrating 70 years of providing safe, affordable and reliable transportation … Read more
This Week at NCDOT: Summer Ferry Schedule and Hurricane Awareness by RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Summer Ferry Schedule Longer days and warmer weather mean vacationers are starting to travel to the … Read more
Summer Heats Up on the N.C. Coast with Additional Ferry Runs by Manns Harbor – Longer days and warmer weather mean visitors will soon begin their annual summer treks to the North Carolina coast. Once there, they’ll be greeted with extra ferries to get them to their destinations, as the N.C. Ferry System transitions to … Read more
2016 Brings Stability, Storms and New Service to N.C. Ferry Division by (Manns Harbor) – The North Carolina Ferry System met the challenges of two storm-based evacuations, found stability through new legislation and took the first steps toward establishing new passenger ferry service during a very busy and productive 2016. “This was a very good … Read more
2017 North Carolina Ferry Schedules Released by (Manns Harbor) – North Carolina residents and visitors planning trips to the N.C. Coast in the new year can now find and print the 2017 N.C. Ferry Schedules online. Residents and visitors will find most of the schedules the same as they were this year, with one notable … Read more
Ferry Dredge Manteo Successfully Completes First Assignment by Ocracoke – The North Carolina Ferry Division’s new Dredge Manteo successfully finished its first assignment over the holiday weekend, clearing debris out of the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry channel that was left behind by Hurricane Matthew last month. The dredging work re-opened a portion of the ferry channel near … Read more
NC Ferry Crew Honored For Charter Rescue by Raleigh – The North Carolina Board of Transportation today awarded the crew of the N.C. Ferry System’s M/V Swan Quarter with an Extra Mile Award for its actions responding to a fire on a nearby charter vessel in July. The Swan Quarter had just departed Ocracoke when … Read more
NC Ferry Division to Resume Service on All Routes by MANNS HARBOR – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will resume normal operations at all ferry locations on Sunday at 9 a.m. Ferry crews conducted test runs and received clearance from the U.S. Coast Guard in the early morning. High winds and soundside flooding … Read more
New Currituck Ferry Terminal & Welcome Center Opens by (Currituck) – The Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division unveiled its new terminal and welcome center for the Currituck-Knotts Island ferry route today. Transportation Secretary Nick Tennyson, along with state and Currituck County officials, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the $ 2 million … Read more
Passenger Ferry Study Released At DOT Board Meeting by (Raleigh) – Summer congestion on the North Carolina Ferry Division’s Hatteras route could be significantly relieved by two passenger-only ferries, according to the results of a study done for the state. The Ferry Division unveiled those results today at the Board of Transportation’s Multi-Modal committee meeting … Read more