USS Constitution underway
By adamg - 6/14/24 - 10:30 am

The MBTA reports that Boston Harbor ferry service could be delayed between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. because the USS Constitution is going on a sailabout around the harbor.

People boarding Charon's ferry across the Styx
By adamg - 12/10/23 - 3:16 pm

The MBTA reports it's canceled its morning ferries tomorrow due to anticipated high winds and rough seas.

The Hingham ferry should resume service at 11 a.m., the Hingham/Hull/Logan ferry at 2 and the Charlestown ferry at noon, the T says.

By adamg - 10/3/23 - 5:04 pm

The MBTA announced today that ferry service to and from East Boston and Winthrop will run until Nov. 30.

Plaque honoring Phillis Wheatley with somebody else's photo
By adamg - 9/8/23 - 9:32 am

The newest of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority's three harbor ferries is the Phillis Wheatley, named for the Boston woman who became a famous poet in the colonial era even as she remained enslaved (yes, here in Boston). Read more.

By adamg - 9/8/22 - 12:20 pm

The T announced today it will start running ferries between Lewis Mall in East Boston and Long Wharf downtown on Monday. Read more.

Ominous clouds over Boston Light
By adamg - 5/28/22 - 5:48 pm

Michael Spicher couldn't help but notice the ominous clouds from the ferry from Hingham back to Boston this afternoon. Read more.

By adamg - 4/26/21 - 1:22 pm

The MBTA announced today that it'll be using some of that sweet federal stimmy to resume the Charlestown and Hingham ferries it had canceled in January because of Covid-19-related lack of demand, starting May 22. Read more.

View from the last ferry out of Charlestown
By adamg - 1/22/21 - 10:53 pm

David Gregory snapped this view of downtown Boston from the last ferry out of Charlestown tonight, after which the T is shutting down the service because of Covid-19-related losses.

By adamg - 10/6/20 - 9:20 am

CommonWealth Magazine reports on MBTA planning for service in an era when ridership remains way down due to Covid-19. Bus routes serving low-income communities, where demand has not collapsed, might be protected from cuts.

By adamg - 2/7/20 - 4:26 pm

Mayor Walsh today announced a temporary ferry dock will be install at Lewis Mall, next to the Maverick Square T stop, this summer, with a permanent dock to come next summer. Read more.

By adamg - 8/16/19 - 8:41 am

WCVB reports a ferry from Hull ran aground on Long Island this morning after being cut off by a "sport fishing boat."

By adamg - 3/1/19 - 9:46 am

WBUR reports on calls for ferry service between Downtown and Columbia Point in Dorchester.

Pats fans waiting for train in Salem
By adamg - 2/5/19 - 9:35 am

Claire Blechman captured the scene at the Salem commuter-rail stop shortly before 9 a.m. She reports some people opened an unmanned door on an outbound train and got on, which is either very dumb or very smart. Read more.

Ferry Grinch
By adamg - 12/20/17 - 1:34 pm

"Meanest MBTA ferry customer I have ever shared a shared a boat with," Nathan Peyton reports.

By adamg - 12/13/17 - 10:37 am

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports state transportation officials are looking at possible routes for a ferry that would shuttle between the downtown/North End side of the Harbor, the South Boston Waterfront and the East Boston/Charlestown side of the briny shallow. The exact routes and stops are still under study.

By adamg - 5/19/16 - 7:27 am

Boston City Councilor Sal LaMattina says he sometimes gets frustrated with the otherwise beautiful view from Piers Park in East Boston: He can see the Seaport in South Boston, but knows the only way to get there by public transportation is via three subway lines and a bus. Read more.

By adamg - 2/20/15 - 9:23 am

Nick Puleo is livetweeting his commute this morning on a ferry from Hingham. After leaving paint on the ice, the ferry got stuck and now a tug from New Jersey is trying to pull the boat out.

He adds:

Heard on the ferry: "I'd rather die on this boat than sit on the GD commuter rail"

Ferry and icebreaker
By adamg - 2/13/15 - 4:03 pm

In Karhide, on the planet Gethen, ferry voyages always include an icebreaker sent ahead.

In Hingham harbor, as well.