b'FOGHORN FOCUSDECARBONIZING THE U.S. MARITIME INDUSTRY:Moving the Needleto Cleaner VesselsBY KAREN RAINBOLT // FOGHORN MANAGING EDITOR Sea Change is a 75-passenger ferry is expected to the first zero-emission vessel propelled by hydrogen. Image: SW/TCHO ne of the environmental hot buttons mentioned frequentlyPrior to the hearing, Carbajal was clear about his intentions of theTo be clear, decarbonization isnt just an American initiative. AroundHowever, the U.S. passenger vessel industry not directly affected by this year involving the maritime industry is decarbonization.META Act and what he expects the legislation to achieve. the world, the push to significantly reduce or eliminate carbon-basedthe IMO action because this market operates domestically, rather Simply put, this means lowering, or eliminating altogether,emissionaltogetherhasbeengainingmomentum.Recently,thethan internationally, particularly for the majority of PVA members. carbon-based emissions from vessels. Most often, the conversationsCommerce by sea is cleaner and safer than land, but traditionalInternational Maritime Organization (IMO) endorsed new goals toStill, the movement towards significant carbon reductions is growing.center around international shipping, but will passenger vessels soonmaritime fuel emits harmful greenhouse gases which contribute toachieve a 40 percent reduction of 2008 C02 emissions by 2030 for be added to the list of transportation modes to decarbonize? climate change. Without decisive action in the maritime industry andthe shipping industry. This ambitious goal is set to kick off in JanuaryWeve been at the forefront of providing solutions to decarbonize elsewhere, we are going to experience severe impacts on our way of2023andwilladdressshippollutionandlaunchanewenergythetransportationindustryfor25years,andnowweareseeing ThecurrentpresidentialAdministrationhasindicatedthatlife from sea-level rise, flooding, and more frequent extreme weatherefficiency design system for existing ships. The plan is to introducethis technology gain momentum in the marine market, including environmentalissueswillbeapriorityoverthenextfouryears.events, said Rep. Carbajal. Im glad to be introducing this bipartisana rating system. Carbon intensity reduction targets will be rated onpassengervessels,saidJoeHudspeth,DirectorofBusiness Former senator and Secretary of State John Kerry has been namedbill with Senator Markey and Representative Gibbs, which invests ina scale from A to E, where rating C will be the minimum required atDevelopment for Global Marine at BAE Systems, a PVA Associate Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and hes been working onresearch and development of zero-emission port and vessel technologyany given year.member. big-picture energy and climate challenges domestically and abroad.so we can reduce emissions in the maritime sector.LastNovember,KerrybecamethefirstmemberoftheNational Security Council to focus exclusively on climate change.Soon after,Fanberg told the Congressional committee that the U.S. maritime has he publicly spoke out on the new Administrations stance on climatethe capability to move to a decarbonized domestic fleet of vessels, ifKEEPING BAY AREA FLEETS IN SERVICE FOR OVER 40 YEARSand energy.resources are available. America will soon have a government that treats the climate crisisWebelievetheU.S.hasthenecessaryacademic,industrial, as the urgent national security threat it is, Kerry tweeted in lateengineering, and marine operator resources necessary to meet the November.challenge facing our domestic fleet. We are at a point where we can either be late and adopt foreign technologies, or we can move quickly It is apparent that the U.S. maritime industrys emissions are on theandleadtheworld,Fanbergtestifedatthehearing.Meeting radar of elected leaders.Earlier this year, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA),the global maritime carbon reduction goals requires an aggressive reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding Maritime Environmental andshift from burning fossil fuels to low or zero-carbon fuels and the Technical Assistance Program (META) Act. The legislation supportselectrificationofcertainshort-runvessels.Today,thesenon-fossil the reduction of air emissions from ports and vessels by authorizing anfuels do not exist at commercial scale, port infrastructure cannot additional $3 million for the Maritime Environmental and Technicalhandlefuturedemands,andregulationsapplyingtothesefuture Assistance Program, which will fund research and activities related totechnologies do not exist.zero-emission technologies. Representative Bob Gibbs (R-OH) co-sponsored the legislation in the House and Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.In April, as Chairman of the House Transportation and InfrastructureFor Morgan Fanbergs full Congressional Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Rep.hearing testimony, click here. https://files.constantcontact.com/1f129eb3601/Carbajalheldahearing,PracticalStepsTowardaCarbon-Freeb7fb89bf-13b9-4f22-ad9c-c83e09066c38.pdf Bay Ship and Yacht makes it a priority to per-Maritime Industry: Updates on Fuels, Ports, and Technology.As reported in the May issue of FOGHORN, PVA member MorganLEARN MORE!form on-time, quality service for all vessels. We Fanberg of Glosten testified remotely at the hearing.See page 14 for an interview with are a full service shipyard cosistently serving Al- 5 1 0 . 3 3 7 . 9 1 2 2 Glostens Morgan Fanberg. ameda, San Francisco Bay, the west coast andwww.bay-ship.com the worlds maritime industry for over 40 years. A l a m e d a , C AFOGHORN FOCUS: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES8 FOGHORN JULY 2021 9 FOGHORN FOCUS: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES'