Jim Wunderman

SF Bay Ferry commissions CARB-compliant ferry M/V Karl

San Francisco Bay Ferry last week commissioned the latest addition to its fleet, M/V Karl.
Built by Mavrik Marine in La Conner, Wash., It is the third of four vessels in the Dorado class, but is the first delivered to meet the new California Air Resources Board (CARB) commercial harbor craft emissions regulations.

It is powered by four U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 engines and is equipped with diesel particulate filters (DPF), a first in the passenger ferry industry. Among...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/sf-bay-ferry-commissions-carb-compliant-ferry-m-v-karl/

AAM wins $46M SF Bay Ferry REEF ferry contract

REEF ferry

San Francisco Bay Ferry’s board of directors has authorized the purchase of America’s first three battery-electric, zero-emission high-speed passenger ferries. The $46 million contract was awarded All American Marine Inc. (AAM), Bellingham, Wash. after a competitive bidding process and includes an option for a fourth 150-passenger vessel. The three vessels will be the first delivered as a part of SF Bay Ferry’s Rapid Electric Emission Free (REEF) Ferry Program, with the first expected to join...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/aam-wins-46m-sf-bay-ferry-reef-ferry-contract/

SF Bay Ferry wins $12 million CalSTA electrification grant

San Francisco Bay Ferry reports that it has been awarded $12.5 million grant by the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to bring zero-emission, battery-electric ferry service to the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda.

The award advances SF Bay Ferry’s Rapid Electric Emission-Free Ferry (REEF) program, a suite of projects designed to transition the agency’s fleet to zero-emission propulsion technology.

The grant, provided through CalSTA’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/sf-bay-ferry-wins-12-million-calsta-electrification-grant/

Jim Wunderman to keynote FERRIES 2022 in San Francisco

Coming off the heels of a successful New York City presentation last November, Marine Log’s 35th annual FERRIES conference is heading to the West Coast, taking place November 1-2 in San Francisco.

This year, the event plans to focus on decarbonization and alternative fuel technologies, while also bringing new and exciting ferry project overviews in front of decision makers, ferry operators, key suppliers, naval architects, and others at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco. Day 2 will wrap up with an...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/jim-wunderman-to-keynote-ferries-2022-in-san-francisco/

WETA takes delivery of fast new ferry

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which operates the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet, has taken delivery of M/V Dorado. It is the fastest vessel in WETA’s fleet with a service speed of 36 knots and is also the first boat built for WETA that can safely dock at any of the system’s 12 ferry terminals.

The 320-passenger catamaran is the first in a series of four ordered by WETA from the Mavrik Marine shipyard in La Conner, Wash. Designed by Australia’s...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/weta-takes-delivery-of-fast-new-ferry/