b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWSAll American Marine Constructing Parallel Hybrid Vessel for Harbor Breeze CruisesD uring the week of the PVAThis new demonstration project willAAM built and delivered two previ-Annual Convention at Mar- highlight the latest technological andous vessels for Harbor Breeze Cruises, iTrends 2025, All AmericancommerciallyavailablesystemsinTriumphant and La Espada.Marine(AAM)announcedtheirthe maritime industry. It exceeds the agreement with fellow PVA membermost rigorous emissions guidelines inThe vessel will be designed with twin Harbor Breeze Cruises to design andNorthAmerica,includingthemostMAND2862EPATier4engines, constructanew108x32.5hybridrecentCARBharborcraftrules.suppliedbyNorthernLights.The passenger vessel for deployment in theThe vessel is part of the Los Angelesengines will drive fixed-pitch propel-ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,MarineEmissionReduction(LAlersviaaremote-mountedReinjtes Calif. This vessel will provide harborMER) project that received a $15 mil- gearboxprovidedbyKarlSenner, tours, whale watch cruises, and din- liongrantfromCARBsAdvancedLLC.Thissystemwillalsobefit ner events, in and around Los Ange- Technology Demonstration and Pilotwith twin 250kW electric drive mo-les/LongBeachportcomplex.TheProject program. This new vessel willtors powered by the ESS which will vessel design exceeds US EPA Tier 4be the first multi-purpose monohullprovide an all-electric, zero emissions and California Air Resources BoardoperatingasaUSCGSubchapterKmode for the cleanest operations avail-(CARB) air quality requirements. passengervesselwithsystemsandable for vessel propulsion. This vessel equipmentinstalledtomeetthewillofferfouruniqueoperational Thevesselfeaturesapropulsionsys- USCG requirements to operate on amodes for flexibility on the water and tem using selective catalytic reductionlimited coastwise route, in a parallelatport:diesel-poweredpropulsion, (SCR)andadieselparticulatefilterhybridconfigurationwithadvancedfullyelectric,emissionsfreepropul-(DPF)coupledtoaparallelhybriddata collection capabilities.sion,underwaybatterycharging, batterypropulsionsystem,suppliedandstationarybatterycharging.US PHOTO: ALL AMERICAN MARINEby ABB. The system will feature twinThe vessel will feature multiple decks,EPA Tier 4 standards including SCR 250kW traction motors and a 588kWacustomizedstadiumseatingplat- andMANclass-approvedDPFwill BorgWarnerenergystoragesystemformonthebow,a350-passengerachieve further reductions in exhaust (ESS), allowing Harbor Breeze Cruisescapacity,andenhancementstotheemissions, if engine use is required on to operate harbor tours emission free. passengerexperiencethroughout.longer routes. FOGHORN 52'