The phrase "a shuttle boat" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a boat that transports people or goods back and forth between two points, often in a short distance.
Example: "The hotel provides a shuttle boat service to take guests to the nearby island for a day of exploration."
Alternatives: "ferry boat" or "water taxi".
First, our group of Russians and foreigners boarded a shuttle boat that ferried us from our ship, anchored in a cove on Valaam's western coast, to the cathedral, several miles away on an inland cove.
The hotel has a Golden Door Spa and an Arthur Hills golf course, and its beach is on a private island just off shore, reached by a shuttle boat.
At one point we took a shuttle boat across Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons, and a short, guided hike up a mountain to see a secluded waterfall.
A fire aboard a casino shuttle boat off Florida's west coast has left one passenger dead and more than a dozen others injured, authorities said.
Open May-October; from €67pp per night, or €169pp for a discovery weekend (all-inclusive); +33 2 4395 5754, lebonheurdevivre.net There's a free shuttle boat waiting at the private quay on the river by L'Etoile d'Argens to take you 3km and drop you on to a stunning Mediterranean beach.
Tucked into an inlet on the Asian side of the Bosporus, it is best reached by a free shuttle boat from the dock near Rumeli Hisari fortress.
There is snorkeling and swimming at a majestic beach reachable by shuttle boat or road.
A beach is about 10 minutes away on the inn's shuttle boat, which ferries guests through the magnificent old harbor to a secluded bay.
Park up in Gunwarf Quays to get the complimentary shuttle boat and you can do a bit of high-end discount shopping on your return.
Visitors who miss the bustle of downtown can take advantage of the hotel's free shuttle boat, which, every hour and a half, will ferry you (one way) to the Rialto and the Piazza San Marco.
Ask for the shuttle boat to pick you up at the Saphan Taksin pier, at a skytrain stop of the same name.
