SWITCH Maritime

FERRIES 2024: A milestone in zero-emission ferry operations

In a significant advancement for sustainable maritime transportation, SWITCH Maritime’s hydrogen fuel cell ferry, the Sea Change, has recently achieved its U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). This certification marks the ferry’s official readiness to begin commercial operations, offering a zero-emission public ferry service in California.

Seamus Nolan, Director of Corporate Development at SWITCH Maritime, will provide an in-depth presentation at the 37th annual Marine Log FERRIES...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/ferries-2024-the-sea-change-hydrogen-fuel-cell-ferry-gets-coi/

SWITCH Maritime’s Sea Change ferry set to enter service

SWITCH Maritime's Sea Change

For those of us who have been following the project from its earliest days, this has been a long-awaited development: SWITCH Maritime’s hydrogen fuel cell powered ferry the Sea Change has now received its U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). With the COI, the vessel is now able to commence commercial operations, delivering a zero-emission public ferry service.

Following a formal launch event in June, the Sea Change will be operated in a six-month pilot service by the San Francisco...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/switch-maritimes-sea-change-ferry-set-to-enter-service/

Hydrogen’s slow march as fuel gets boost on San Francisco waterfront

Should hydrogen ever become the long-distance trucking fuel of the future, its abilities are increasingly likely to be proved out first in applications other than an 18-wheeler.

One test of hydrogen’s reliability as a fuel is ongoing along the San Francisco waterfront, where a company called Switch is already operating a hydrogen-powered ferry, the Sea Change. The catamaran ferry launched in August.

The ability to move from one hydrogen-powered vessel to a bigger fleet got a boost last month with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hydrogens-slow-march-as-fuel-gets-boost-on-san-francisco-waterfront

SWITCH raises $10 million to expand its zero-emission ferry fleet

Zero-emission ferry developer SWITCH Maritime LLC has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Nexus Development Capital to grow its fleet of battery and hydrogen fuel cell powered vessels.

Founded in 2018 by a veteran team of maritime energy transition leaders, SWITCH’s mission is to enable private and public municipal ferry operators to more easily replace their carbon-intensive, diesel-powered fleets while reducing operating and fueling costs over the lifetime of their vessels.

With the...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/switch-raises-10-million-to-expand-its-zero-emission-ferry-fleet/

VESSEL REVIEW | Sea Change – Hydrogen-fuelled demonstrator ferry for San Francisco Bay Area

US vessel owner SWITCH Maritime recently began a six-month pilot program wherein its newest all-aluminium catamaran ferry will sail operationally in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Measuring 72 by 24.5 feet (21.9 by 7.4 metres) and with capacity for 84 passengers plus two crewmembers, Sea...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/vessel-review-sea-change-hydrogen-fuelled-demonstrator-ferry-for-san-francisco-bay-area/

Tour the Sea Change ferry at Marine Log’s FERRIES 2022

SWITCH Maritime’s landmark Sea Change hydrogen-powered ferry project got a lot of attention at Marine Log’s FERRIES 2021 held last November along the New York Harbor. This year, the conference heads to the West Coast on November 1-2, where the ferry is on the water in the San Francisco Bay.

Up to 75 attendees will get the chance to tour and ride the innovative new ferry. Guests are encouraged to register soon, as the tour will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. The conference agenda and...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/tour-the-sea-change-ferry-at-marine-logs-ferries-2022/

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