STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
| | INVESTIGATION OF THE NEED AND APPROPRIATENESS OF INTERSTATE NAVIGATION COMPANY'S PLANS TO REPLACE THE ATHENA WITH A LARGE HIGH-SPEED FERRY |
DOCKET No.: D-19-05
Whereas: On January 4, 2019, Order No. 23364 in Docket D-18-39 stated in part:
3. That the Division’s Clerk is instructed to open a new docket designed to provide the Division with an opportunity to investigate the need and appropriateness of Interstate [Navigation]’s plans to replace the Athena with a larger high-speed ferry. During this investigation the Division will evaluate whether Interstate’s plans are designed to thwart Rhode Island Fast Ferry, Inc.’s entry into the Rhode Island intrastate high-speed ferry market; and if so, whether the Division should impose a moratorium on such plans to protect the public interest.
Whereas: In response to Order No. 23364 the Division opened Docket D-19-05.
Whereas: In May 2019 the Division’s Advocacy Section issued one set of Data Requests upon Interstate Navigation, which were responded to on May 30, 2019.
Whereas: Docket D-19-05 has had no additional filings or activity since May 30, 2019.
Whereas: Given the sufficiency of the initial data responses and subsequent inactivity of the matter, D-19-05 is ripe to be administratively closed.
Accordingly, it is
(25580) ORDERED:
1. Docket D-19-05 is hereby closed.
DATED AND EFFECTIVE AT WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 14, 2026.
| Linda George Administrator |
(PROVIDED PURSUANT TO R.I. GEN. LAWS § 42-35-12)
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Please be advised that the filing of a complaint (appeal) with the Superior Court does not itself stay enforcement of the Division’s final decision. You may, however, seek a stay from the Division and/or from the Court.
The judicial review shall be conducted by the Superior Court without a jury and shall be confined to the record. The Court, upon request, shall hear oral argument and receive written briefs.