The ferry company, a subsidiary of McAllister Towing, introduced its new vessel, Long Island, on Sunday after a five-day journey from Panama City, Fla. The ship was custom-built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., which also constructed the fleet’s two other vessels: PT Barnum (1999) and Grand Republic (2003).
The oldest ferry in the fleet, Park City, has been in service since 1986.
“The plan at the present time is to have a four-vessel fleet, which will give the company the opportunity to offer three-vessel service on weekends year-round, even if one ferry is in the shipyard,” said Fred Hall, vice president and general manager of the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company…