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THE TEMPORARY FERRY SERVICE running from Bristol to Providence due to the partial closure of the Washington Bridge will end Jan. 19. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FAST FERRY

Temporary Bristol-Providence ferry service to end Jan. 19

Economic Activity 01/05/2024

PROVIDENCE – Citing low ridership and high costs in running it, the temporary ferry operating from Bristol to Providence to help alleviate congestion on...

R.I. judge allows seasonal Fast Ferry service, upholding previous decisions

Hospitality & Tourism 04/14/2023

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island Fast Ferry Inc. can continue offerings its passenger service from Quonset Point to Block Island, an R.I. Superior Court...

DOCKED: Charlie Donadio Jr., founder, CEO and president of Atlantic Wind Transfers, stands on board the Atlantic Pioneer, one of two vessels his company uses to transport technicians and equipment to offshore wind turbines for repairs and maintenance. / COURTESY ATLANTIC WIND TRANSFERS

Persistence drives offshore wind vessel business

Entrepreneurship 03/05/2021

A specially equipped boat navigates turbulent seas, landing its rubber nose smack against the steel foundation of a monstrous offshore wind turbine, delivering technicians...

RHODE ISLAND FAST FERRY's service from Quonset Point to Martha's Vineyard has been cancelled until next year. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FAST FERRY

R.I. Fast Ferry’s Martha’s Vineyard service canceled this year

Hospitality & Tourism 06/04/2020

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Due to health and safety concerns there will be no fast ferry from Quonset Point to Martha’s Vineyard this year. Charlie Donadio,...

R.I. Fast Ferry to introduce new Block Island fast ferry at...

Hospitality & Tourism 08/02/2019

NORTH KINGSTOWN — Sailing on a fast ferry from Quonset Point to Block Island is slowly becoming a reality and attendees will have the...

If you believe in yourself, stick to it and your perseverance...

Entrepreneurship 06/28/2019

Charles A. Donadio Jr. | Rhode Island Fast Ferry Inc., Atlantic Wind Transfers president Growing up in Narragansett, I have been very fortunate to be...

LARGER SPACE: Edesia, a maker of food products for customers such as UNICEF that ship goods overseas to feed malnourished children, outgrew its original facility in Providence and made the move to the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown in 2016, opening an 83,000-square-foot, high-tech factory. From left, Executive Director Maria Kasparian, founder and CEO Navyn Salem and HMI Controller Jorge Campos work in the factory.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

How much growth is left at Quonset?

Capital Goods 03/29/2019

Steven J. King rolls up in a company-issued sport utility vehicle to a graveled construction site in a wooded area, at the end of...

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Public Utilities and Carriers has opened an investigative docket into Interstate Navigation's plans to build a 500-passenger high-speed ferry. / COURTESY BLOCK ISLAND TOURISM COUNCIL

DPUC to investigate Interstate Navigation’s new ferry plans

Government 03/08/2019

WARWICK – The R.I. Division of Public Utilities and Carriers on Friday opened an investigative docket to look into the “needs and appropriateness” of...

THE R.I. DIVISION of Public Utilities and Carriers has denied Interstate Navigation Co.'s request for approval to finance a new 500-passenger fast ferry to Block Island. / COURTESY BLOCK ISLAND TOURISM COUNCIL

DPUC denies Interstate Navigation’s request to finance construction of new ferry

Government 01/04/2019

WARWICK – Significant questions about timing and inconsistencies in Interstate Navigation Co.’s arguments over the needs of additional fast-ferry service to Block Island prompted...