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Electric Foiling Vessel Gets Mega Boost: PamliEcoConnect One of 23 Ocean Tech Ops
EASTERN NC – Jay Phillips, who resides in Buxton on the Outer Banks, is a visionary entrepreneur – bound and determined to develop in our area a high-speed, zero emission electric hydrofoil watercraft.
Read the full article →Electric Foiling Vessels: Current State of an Industry
VANDEMERE – A half dozen boat building superstars – most based in and around eastern North Carolina – are convinced their team can quickly produce and deploy an all-electric foiling vessel.
Read the full article →Electric ferry team proposes Ocracoke, Hatteras links to mainland
A maritime development team is exploring electric passenger ferry service between Buxton and Ocracoke.
Read the full article →Electric ferry team proposes Ocracoke, Hatteras links to mainland, but hurdles remain
A maritime development team with local ties is seeking financing for electric passenger ferries that could connect Ocracoke and Hatteras Island with a small mainland community in Pamlico County.
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Blog & Posts
Doing More With Less: What Economics Teaches About the Next Boats on the Sound
The container box, the jumbo jet, the LED bulb and Stockholm's electric foiling ferry all moved the whole curve out. What that means for passenger boats on the Pamlico Sound.
Read the article →What It Costs When NC-12 Is Closed
Sixteen days without visitors in six weeks: about $12.4 million in visitor spending, $2.8 million in wages and $880,000 in state and local taxes, and who carries those losses.
Read the article →Move People, Not Cars: Dare County Park-and-Ride Shows How Passenger Service Works
Starting October 26, emergency ferry passengers can park at Stumpy Point or Rodanthe, walk on, skip the vehicle line, and ride a county shuttle. Why that matters for passenger service across the Pamlico Sound.
Read the article →What Do You Do When You Get There? Getting Around Hatteras Without Your Car
A passenger ferry only helps if there is a way to get around once you step off the boat. Who might ride, rides at both ends of the Sound, what NCDOT found at Vandemere, and what this month's NC-12 closure showed. Ends with a 60-second rider survey.
Read the article →Why We Start With a Test Boat
Forty years on the water, a lot of carbon and prepreg, and one simple lesson about connecting the Inner and Outer Banks: before locking in a design, prove it with a test boat on the Pamlico Sound.
Read the article →Press Releases
PamliEcoConnect Selected for NOAA and VentureWell Ocean Enterprise Accelerator
One of 23 ocean technology companies chosen nationwide to advance zero-emission coastal transit and marine research.
Read the release →Vandemere Roundtable
Western Pamlico port leaders convene on high-speed electric foiling service across the sound.
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