b'FOGHORN FOCUSLeveraging U.S.Infrastructure InvestmentU.S. FERRY OWNERS FIND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LOW-CARBON, SUSTAINABLE FUTUREBRUCE STRUPP// ABB MARINE & PORTSW hether implicitly, as in New Yorks $51.5 billion Metropoli- In 2020, PVA vessel member Maid of the Mist debuted the first new tan Transport Authority Capital Plan 2020-24, or explicitlybuild zero-emission ferries in the Americas, in a commitment to sus-through new commitments to inter-city rail, urban trans- tainable technology for tours of Niagara Falls. By 2040, meanwhile, port in the U.S. is once more investing in greater electrification.the Washington Ferry System (WSF) is set to replace 13 existing diesel ferries with hybrid-electric newbuilds and to convert six other ferries Add in accelerating use of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehiclesto plug-in hybrid technology.(11 percent of light-duty sales in Q4 2021) plus investments in bat-PHOTOS COURTESY OF ABBtery- and fuel cell-powered buses and trucks, and U.S. metropolitanFerries play a critical role in the U.S. mass-transit system, where traffic commitments to zero emission transport start to look like a transition. congestion in urban areas is a local, as well as global emissions issue. In the marine sector too, sustainable electric power is beginning toThis is fully acknowledged in the landmark Infrastructure Investment challenge the dominant position occupied by diesel power for decades,and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, which prefigures the with low and zero emission ferries leading the way.largest investment in U.S. infrastructure in decades. FOGHORN 12'