B.C. Ferries is planning to add seven major diesel-electric hybrid vessels to its fleet and upgrade the Queen of Oak Bay and Queen of Surrey to extend their life, in what will be the company’s largest vessel expenditure in its history.
It aims to order five major vessels initially, with the first to be delivered by 2029 and the other four to be in service by 2031. The second phase would see the final two major vessels added by about 2037.
The company did not release the expected cost but in 2018, when B.C. Ferries initially announced plans to order five major vessels, the cost was estimated to be
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