Magellan

Staten Island Ferry is the last operating line of the once vast ferry system of New York. The service was transporting people between Manhattan and the future sleeping area of Staten Island long before the bridges were built. Today, Staten Island Ferry provides a passenger flow of 22 million people a year.

Traditional ships are pointed, but these Japanese marvels are rounded. Explore the radical engineering behind the «Natori» and «City of St. Petersburg»—vessels that use semi-spherical bows to cheat the wind and slash fuel costs.