b'VESSEL:Zalophus Zalophus is a sistership to Karl and will be powered by the BUILDER:Mavrik Marine Inc. same highly efficient Tier 4 MAN engine and Hamilton OPERATOR:San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Jet package. Launch is expected in August 2025.Transportation Authority PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT OPPOSITE PAGE: ELLIOTT BAY DESIGN GROUP, MAVRIK MARINE INC., AMERICAN CRUISE LINES, GLADDING-HEARN SHIPBUILDINGTYPE:Passenger ferry San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authoritywillcontinueitsfleetupgradeinthefuture Mavrik Marine Inc. in La Conner, Wash., is working onwith the planned addition of emission-free electric ferries production of San Francisco Bay Ferrys fourth Doradoas part of the San Francisco Bay Ferry Rapid Electric Emis-class high speed ferry scheduled for launch in August 2025.sion-Free (REEF) Ferry Program. BUILDER:Chesapeake Shipbuilding Project Blue series coastal ships. Now available for book-OPERATOR:American Cruise Lines ing are: American Patriot and American Pioneer (2025), TYPE:Cruise ships AmericanMaverickandAmericanRanger(2026),and American Encore (2026). Details on four builds for 2027 American Cruise Lines announced in 2024 a total of ninewill be released soon.ships on order over the next three years.The company plans to operate 21 small ships in 2025, and The new builds will roll out every few months over the24 ships in 2026, all exclusively sailing 100 percent U.S. nextthreeyears.Theyincludethreeriverboatsandsixitineraries along U.S. rivers and coasts. 35 DECEMBER 2024'