WATER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Presented here is a description of the MBTA’s water transportation services. Included below are links to tables with ridership figures. (The MBTA Ridership and Service Statistics (“The Blue Book”), 2005-2006 edition, is the source of this information.)
There are five principal water transportation routes operated under contract to the MBTA.
Commuter Boats
• F1 Hingham–Boston (Hingham Shipyard - Rowes Wharf, operated by Harbor Cruises LLC).
• F2 Quincy–Boston via Logan Airport , also known as Harbor Express (Fore River Shipyard–Long Wharf via Logan Airport, operated by Water Transportation Alternatives, Inc., aka Harbor Express). Certain trips serve Pemberton Point, Hull and are designated route F2H. Seasonal service may also be provided to Georges Island. This service became MBTA-owned on May 1, 2002, when the MBTA purchased certain assets of the service contractor Water Transportation Alternatives, Inc.
Inner Harbor Ferry
• F4 Boston - Charlestown (Long Wharf - Charlestown Navy Yard)
As of this writing, the Inner Harbor Ferry route is operated by Harbor Cruises, LLC. Inner Harbor Ferries F3 and F5 were discontinued after Friday, January 21, 2005. (Route F5X was not subsidized by the MBTA. Service continued past January 2005 as operated and funded by others.)
The MBTA selects water transportation carriers based on their ability to provide quality, cost-effective service. The MBTA owns and/or maintains all docking/landside facilities, and sets all boat fares and schedules. The carriers provide certain vessels, and maintain all vessels, used in water transportation service. All boat and ferry docks, and all vessels, are accessible to persons with disabilities.
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