PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION tel: 1 (800) 807-8360 • fax: (703) 518-5151 • pvainfo@passengervessel.com JULY 2017 • FOGHORN 3 Volume 16, Number 06 JULY 2017 FOGHORN (USPS Number 023-702) is published monthly except combined January/February by Philips Publishing LLC, 2201 West Commodore Way, Seattle WA 98199. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle, WA and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to FOGHORN, c/o Passenger Vessel Association, 103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314. Copyright 2017 by the Passenger Vessel Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written consent of the Passenger Vessel Association. PRINTED WITH SOY INK FOGHORN is a monthly publication of the Passenger Vessel Association. Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. President – Jeff Whitaker, Hudson River Cruises, Inc., Kingston, NY Vice President – Gus Gaspardo, Padelford Packet Boat Co., Saint Paul, MN Secretary/Treasurer – Bob Lawler, Boston Duck Tours, Boston, MA Board Members Bob Bijur, Island Queen Cruises, Miami, FL Chip Collopy, Shoreline Marine Company, Chicago, IL Richard Davison, Star of Honolulu Cruises and Events, Honolulu, HI Jim DeSimone, Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island, NY Alison Nolan, Boston Harbor Cruises, Boston, MA Hoyt Purinton, Washington Island Ferry Line, Washington Island, WI Bob Scribner, Charleston Harbor Tours/Schooner Pride, Charleston, SC Colleen Stephens, Stan Stephens Glacier and Wildlife Cruises, Valdez, AK Jim Swindler, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, San Francisco, CA Associate Member Representative Carl J. Micu, John Deere Power Systems, Waterloo, IA Past Presidents Margo Marks, Beaver Island Boat Company, Charlevoix, MI Dave Anderson, Fire Island Ferries, Bay Shore, NY Terri Bernstein, B.B. Riverboats, Newport, KY Executive Director John R. Groundwater Legislative Director Edmund Welch Regulatory Affairs Consultant Peter Lauridsen Director of Finance Leslie Kagarise Director, Public Affairs and Development Jennifer Wilk Director of Regulatory Affairs and Risk Management Eric Christensen General Counsel Steven Bers, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston Editorial Offices Managing Editor: Karen Rainbolt pvafoghorn@aol.com 2771 Houston Dr. Los Osos, CA 93402 tel: (571) 388-7752 Contributing Editor: Richard Purinton richard@wisferry.com Washington Island Ferry Line Washington Island, WI Advertising and Business Offices Publisher: Peter Philips peter@philipspublishing.com Advertising Sales: Bill Forslund bill@ philipspublishing.com 2201 West Commodore Way, Seattle, WA 98199 tel: (206) 284-8285 fax: (206) 284-0391 www.philipspublishing.com FOGHORN Focus: Environmental Issues About the Cover San Francisco Bay Ferry’s new vessel, Hydrus, sports a pair of MTU Tier 3 engines with advanced exhaust aftertreaments that make it one of the cleanest running ferries in the U.S. Story, page 16. Photo: Vigor Industrial Columns 4 President’s Letter 5 Executive Director’s Letter 15 New Members 25 Regulatory Report 26 How PVA Benefits You 28 Legislative Report 30 Safety Matters 32 Member News 35 PVA Calendar 38 Advertisers’ Index 6 Take Another Look at Biodiesel Fuel for Your Vessel Alex Adams makes the case why today’s biofuels are different—and better—than ones introduced years ago. 10 The Hydrogen Fueled Ferry John Waterhouse explains the science behind hydrogen fuel cells and why they could be powering your vessels in the not-so-distant future. 16 PVA Fleet Is Sporting New Tier 3 and Tier 4 Engines Coast to Coast Across the nation, PVA members are adding state-of-the-art, environmentally responsible engines. 19 No Change to Reducing Existing Engine Emission Regulations Federal regulations for reducing engine emissions remain intact for passenger vessel operation fleets. 21 PVA Green WATERS Members Make Waves in Making Marine Environments Clean and Safe Vessel operators participating in the PVA Green WATERS Program are positively contributing to the marine environment in a number of ways.