Category: Foghorn Focus
Celebrating America250
America’s 250th anniversary was a once-in-a-generation celebration, and PVA members shared how they helped make it memorable in communities across th [...]
Getting Your New Boat Built
Key Lessons From Hybrid And Electric Ferry ProjectsFerry operators throughout North America are actively investing in low and zero-emission t [...]
Let’s Go Holoholo
Lush emerald sea cliffs tower 4,000 feet above crystal-clear water. Waterfalls cascade into the ocean teeming with spinner dolphins, green sea turtle [...]
Promises Made. Promises Kept.
In the early 1970s, Brian R. D’Isernia made a very unusual career move—he went from practicing law to building fishing vessels. After falling in love [...]
The Maritime IRA
Passenger vessel operators have had a powerful financing tool sitting in plain sight for decades, and most of them could not use it. The Capital Cons [...]
Modern Valuation Methods for Passenger Vessels
The passenger vessel industry operates in a dynamic environment shaped by regulatory changes, shifting tourism patterns, fuel costs, environmental m [...]
When the Threat Is Closer Than You Think
It is a perfect day on the water. The kind of day that makes you remember why you chose this work. Passengers are smiling, the sun is cutting across [...]
120 Years on the St. Croix River
For over a century, visitors to the St. Croix River have experienced one of the Midwest’s most breathtaking landscapes from the decks of Taylors Fall [...]
From Binders to Living Safety Systems
On most passenger vessels, safety isn’t an abstract value—it’s a daily operating condition. It shows up in the morning brief, in the engineer’s log, [...]
Navigating U.S. Coast Guard Inspection Prep
I’ve had a version of the same conversation dozens of times with maritime operators across the country. It usually starts something like: “We’ve got [...]