b"MEMBER NEWSCARB Chair Liane Randolph, SF Bay Ferry Board Director Jessica Alba, Senior District Rep. Mel Orpilla of Congressman John Garamendi's office, and SF Bay Ferry Executive Director Seamus Murphy, smash a ceremonial bottle of ChampagneMEMBER NEWSSF Bay Ferry Commissions Newest VesselS an Francisco Bay Ferry has com- ThevesselwasbuiltbyfellowPVAseatingoutdoorsandprovidesbike missioned the newest high-speedmemberMavrikMarineandisthestorage and a bar.passenger vessel of its fleet. third of four vessels in its class. Thefinal vessel in the Dorado class, MVThe vessels four-engine configuration MV Karl is the cleanest diesel high- Zalophus, is expected to arrive in theenhances service reliability given that speedpassengerferryinthenationBay Area at the end of the year. Con- thevesseliscapableofmaintaining andthefirstdeliveredtomeetstructionmanagementserviceswerehigh speeds with only three engines in CaliforniaAirResourcesBoardsprovided by Aurora Marine Design. operation.Thisbuilt-inredundancy (CARB)newemissionslimitsforwill increase fuel efficiency on routes commercial harbor craft. The ferry isThevesselincludesafullyenclosedwhere the top speed of 36 knots is not powered by four U.S. Environmentalupperdeckarea,contributingtoitsrequired. MV Karl is fast and com-Protection Agency Tier 4 engines andtotal capacity of 320 passengers. Thepact enough to operate on all current isequippedwithdieselparticulateferryalsohasbenchandbar-styleSF Bay Ferry routes.filters (DPF), a first in the passenger ferry industry.MV Karl is among the last diesel ves-sels that will be added to the SF Bay Ferry Fleet. CARB recently approved SFBayFerrysplantoaccelerate adoption of zero-emission technology for new short-run and existing trans-bayroutes.SFBayFerrysfirstfive battery-electricferriesarecurrently under construction by All American Marine, with the first vessel expected to be in service in early 2027.PHOTO: SAN FRANCISCO BAY FERRYU.S. Senator Alex Padilla and Repre-sentative John Garamendi secured fed-eral funding for the DPF technology, which will improve air quality in the communities served by SF Bay Ferry.45 MAY 2025"