b'OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATIONPRESIDENTSEPTEMBER 2025 Technology VOL. 24, NO. 8Steve Jones, Gateway Clipper Fleet,Pittsburgh, Pa.VICE PRESIDENTFeaturesAndrew Sargis, Wendella Sightseeing Boats, Chicago, Ill.SECRETARY/TREASURER8Charting a Smarter Course: John Lake, Hornblower, Alexandria, Va. How an Integrated Management BOARD MEMBERS Chris Anglin, Cross Sound Ferry, System Is Shaping theNew London, Conn. Modern Maritime Workforce Ben Bernstein, BB Riverboats, Newport, Ky. Compliance, training, maintenance,Erik Bombard, Catalina Express, and more, can be streamlined throughSan Pedro, Calif. a unified system to increase efficiencyJenna Deegan-Brown, Grand Lady Cruises, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. and resiliency.Jenny Gezella, Naples Princess, Naples, Fla.14Fully Charged: Safety Carol Hill, Dry Tortugas National Park Ferry,About the CoverKey West, Fla. Considerations for MicromobilityIntegrated surface currents is Christian Myers, Interstate Navigation Company,Devices on Passenger Vesselsone of the features of the new Wakefield, R.I. With devices like e-bikes gainingnavigation products from NOAA.Sarah Pennington, Classic Harbor Line, Story on page 26. / Photo: NOAANew York, N.Y. popularity, read about the risks theyTim Ratcliffe, Argosy Cruises, Seattle, Wash. may pose on board and how to mitigate those concerns.ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES Peter Duclos, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass. 20Powering the Passenger Vessel Tosca Pinder, USI Insurance Services,Seattle, Wash. of Tomorrow: A Deep DivePVA PAST PRESIDENTSinto Lithium-Ion BatteriesBob Bijur, Island Queen Cruises, Miami, Fla.Take a deep dive into lithium-ionColumns Jim Swindler, Golden Gate Bridge, chemistry to better understand Highway and Transportation District, 4Presidents LetterSan Francisco, Calif.everything from the benefits to 7Executive Directors LetterPatrick Murphy, Blue and Gold Fleet, safety implications.San Francisco, Calif. 40Legislative Report EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR26S-100: NOAA and the Next42Safety MattersJohn R. Groundwater Generation of Marine Navigation 45LegalMattersSENIOR LEGISLATIVE ADVISOR Edmund Welch 46Member News NOAA has introduced new high-LEGISLATIVE DIRECTORresolution navigation products which 59Newswire Richard Patch will improve navigation on the water. 62U.S. Coast GuardREGULATORY AFFAIRS CONSULTANT Peter Lauridsen 34Full Steam Ahead: Low-Carbon62Advertisers Index DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Leslie Kagarise Liquid Fuels Chart a Cleaner DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS Course for the Ferry IndustryAND RISK MANAGEMENTA look at biodiesel and renewable diesel Eric Christensen as alternatives for operators looking to GENERAL COUNSEL Steven Bers, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston lower emissions. PRODUCTION MANAGER Katie HillFOGHORN is published monthly, except combined January/February, by theEDITORIAL OFFICES Managing Editor: Sarah FerrettiPassenger Vessel Association (PVA), 103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, Va., 22314sarah@passengervessel.comSend address changes to FOGHORN at pvainfo@passengervessel.com.571-388-7752 Copyright 2025 by the Passenger Vessel Association. All rights reserved. No part of thispublication may be reproduced without the written consent of the Passenger Vessel Association.PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION PVAINFO@PASSENGERVESSEL.COMPHONE: 703-518-5005'