b'Thee-boatswerebuiltin2020atPVAmemberMaidof Glynn noted the e-boats support the New York StateFOGHORN FOCUS theMistsdrydockandmaintenancefacilitywhichislo- Parks,Recreation,andHistoricPreservationcommitmentcatedseveralhundredyardsdownriverfromthelaunch totransitionto100percentrenewableelectricityby2030.whereannuallyabout1.5millionpassengersareprovided Wearealreadythere,andourexampleisinspiringotheranunrivaledexperienceastheyaretakentothebaseof organizationsacrossNewYork,theU.S.,andaroundthetheAmericanBridalVeilandHorseshoefallsashundreds worldtotakeacloselookatthemyriadbenefitsofgoingofthousandsofgallonsofwaterthunderoverthefallsgreen,Glynncontinued.everysecond.ABBMarine&Ports,aPVAassociatemember,integratedMaidoftheMistPresidentChristopherM.Glynnwasthe the ship-to-shore battery charging connection, suppliedvisionarybehindthemonumentalefforttotransitionfrom MaidoftheMistwithswitchboards,drives,andtheinte-twindieselenginesonMaid of the Mist VIandVII to thegratedcontrolsystem.zero-emissionboatsoftoday.HewantedtostaketheMaidasaneco-tourisminnovator.Itmakesperfectsensefor Every project is unique and therefore provides the op-MaidoftheMisttobeaworldleaderwiththeimplemen- portunitytolearnfromtheexperienceaccordingtoEdtationofthisgreentechnology,saidGlynn.Ourvessels Schwarz, ABB vice president, Sales Marine Systems,transportourguestsfromaroundtheworldtothebaseof Americas.Henoted,ThemajorlessonlearnedwastheNiagaraFalls,oneoftheworldslargestsourcesofclean importance of a local, domestic execution team whichhydroelectricpowerwhichprovidesthepowertorecharge allowedfortheseinnovative,newvesselstobedeliveredthebatteriesthatarehousedbelowdeck. duringaglobalpandemic.Thiswouldnothavebeenpos-PVA Welcomes New MembersNEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER CANAL MARINE ANDSHIPS MACHINERYW.W. WILLIAMS INDUSTRIAL INC. INTERNATIONAL INC. COMPANY, LLCSHAWN BALDING ANDRE SZADZINSKI THOMAS INDERRIEDENSt. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Miami, Fla. Dublin, Ohiocanal.ca shipsmachinery.com wwwilliams.comIf you know of an organization that may benefit from membership in PVA,please have them learn more at passengervessel.com/#join.FOGHORN 14'