b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWSFlagship Cruises & Events Awarded $15.2 Million CARB Grant for Zero Emission FerriesS an Diego-based Flagship CruisesTheCARBAdvancedTechnologyexceeds$21million.Flagshipwill & Events announced that it hasDemonstrationandPilotProjectengage with the community to pro-beenawardeda$15.27milliongrant is part of California Climate In- vide updates and information as the grantfromtheCaliforniaAirRe- vestments,astatewideinitiativethatproject evolves.sourcesBoard(CARB)todevelopputsCap-and-Tradedollarstowork two fully electric zero emission ferriesto benefit the environment, economy,Flagshipisexcitedtoleadtheway to serve the San Diego to Coronadoand public health. The Flagship proj- withanenvironmentallyfriendly route. ectwillbeimplementedinpartner- sustainable transportation alternative ship with the San Diego Air Pollutionfor ferry passengers, said Brad Engel, PHOTO: FLAGSHIP CRUISES & EVENTSEquippedwithadvancedbatteryControl District (SDAPCD). PresidentofFlagshipCruisesand technology,thenewvesselswillnotEvents. We are grateful for CARBs emitanygreenhousegasesduringConstructionofthenewvesselssupport to bring zero emission vessels operation and remove the particulateisexpectedtobeginlaterthisyeartoourSanDiego-Coronadoservice matterassociatedwithtraditionalwith the goal of launching the firstwiththefirstall-electricnewbuild combustion engines. ferry by fall 2026. Total project costferries in California.51 MARCH 2025'