A few updates from the Steamship Authority (SSA) that are related to transportation and infrastructure:
- To address long term resilience in fleet operations, the Steamship Authority’s Board authorized the purchase of three used offshore supply vessels as replacements for three existing freight vessels at the end of their useful service life. These replacements are expected to begin line service in 2024 with an estimated useful life of 25 years.
- The Steamship Authority completed work in May 2022 to extend the useful life of the Oak Bluffs Pier wooden piles and provide a twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) year extension to the life of the pier.
- An Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) liaison attends monthly Steamship Authority meetings and subcommittee meetings to learn of and update the MVC on SSA climate-related matters.
