CARB-compliant vessel to be built by AAM

Harbor Breeze awards AAM contract for CARB-compliant passenger vessel

Long Beach, Calif.-headquartered Harbor Breeze Cruises has selected Bellingham, Wash., shipbuilder All American Marine (AAM) a contract to design and construct a 108-foot parallel hybrid passenger vessel that will exceed U.S. EPA

Oceab Breeze boat

$31M CARB grant will help Catalina Express and Harbor Breeze start emission-reduction projects

In partnership with ferry operator Catalina Express and whale watching boat operator Harbor Breeze Cruises, the Port of Los Angeles will soon begin emission-reduction technology demonstration projects for specialized harbor craft, thanks

CARB board member attended tug christening

EPA approves most of controversial CARB rule waiver request

Will the California Air Resources Board’s controversial Commercial Harbor Craft Rule lead to the building of more cutting edge zero-emission vessels, or will it create hazardous conditions on existing vessels retrofitted to

Escort tug steel cutting

ESG cuts steel for first of four new Saltchuck Marine escort tugs

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., reached an exciting milestone Dec 18, initiating steel cutting for the first of the four new advanced four new Robert Allan Ltd. designed RApport 2600

hybrid caamaran

ABB to supply hybrid tech for new AAM-built OC San catamaran

Bellingham, Wash.- based shipbuilder All American Marine (AAM) has secured a contract to build a 63-foot hybrid catamaran for the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San). Built for the Southern California coast,

New Saltchuk Marine tug

Schottel thrusters selected for Saltchuk’s CARB-compliant tug quartet

Schottel is to supply azimuthing thrusters for the four new Robert Allan Ltd.-designed RApport 2600 escort tugs ordered by Saltchuk Marine at Eastern Shipbuilding Group. The Saltchuk Marine family includes Foss Maritime,

Industry again battles DPF mandate

Maritime to EPA: Deny dangerous California DPF waiver request

The American Waterways Operators, the trade association of the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry, and three maritime labor unions have written a joint letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator

Industry again battles DPF mandate

AWO urges speedy signature of California AB 1122 to protect mariner safety

The California legislature has now passed Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains’ measure (AB 1122) that would prevent the California Air Resources Board (CARB) from enforcing a potentially deadly requirement in its harbor craft

San Francisco Bay Ferry is focusing on new battery electric ferries that they expect to come online starting in 2026. (Credit: WETA)

Ferry operators continue to embrace greener standards  

By Maura Keller, Marine Log correspondent These days, just about everyone in the marine business is facing some kind of environmental challenge—from reducing emissions to understanding the ever-changing alternative fuel options. The

Rendering of an electric ferry. (Credit: EV Maritime)

EV Maritime selected to electrify popular ferry service in San Francisco Bay

EV Maritime, a New Zealand-based electric ferry design and technology company, announced July 12 that it has been commissioned by Angel Island Tiburon Ferry (AITF) to design an all-new hybrid electric vessel

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