Naples firm buys Michigan ferry company, increasing fleet to 46 ships

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 12:50 p.m. July 1, 2024
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Mackinac Island Ferry Co. was founded in the late 1970s.
Mackinac Island Ferry Co. was founded in the late 1970s.
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The Hoffmann Family of Cos. is continuing its Midwest buying spree with the purchase of a ferry service that increases its fleet to 46 ships in seven states and expands its holdings in Michigan.

The latest buy is the Mackinac Island Ferry Co., which serves Mackinac Island between Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

 

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