The N.C. Department of Transportation has launched a new text and email notification system to alert ferry passengers when weather or mechanical issues cause schedule interruptions on state ferry routes.
The new Ferry Information Notification System, or FINS, will let people select the routes they want to receive alerts from, and choose whether to receive those alerts via text, email or both.
Alerts will then come directly from ferry terminals when a departure is delayed or canceled, or when service resumes after a service suspension.
For several years, the Ferry Division has used route-specific Twitter accounts to announce schedule interruptions, but have asked for those notifications to be sent directly to them.
The FINS system is currently in its beta-testing phase, with full implementation expected later this spring.
