Fort Fisher Ferry Suspends Some Southport/Fort Fisher Runs

The NC Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division suspended half the runs at the Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry route for the next several weeks.

The Motor Vessel Southport will be brought to the N.C. State Shipyard for repairs. The Division is sending the Motor Vessel Hatteras to Southport and it will be at the Cape Fear River to assist operations. Once the back-up ferry arrives in Southport, the schedule will return to normal.

In the meantime, the schedule will be as follows:

Departure times From Southport are :

• 5:30 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,
• 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:15 p.m.

Departure times From Fort Fisher are:

• 6:15 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m.,
• 12:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

For up-to-date departure times, please call the following:

• Southport terminal at 1-910-457-6942 or,
• Fort Fisher terminal at 1-910-458-3329 or,
• 1-800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY).