b'VESSEL:Watts UpFOGHORN FOCUS OPERATOR:Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Co.NAVAL ARCHITECT:EV MaritimeTYPE:Passenger ferryIn 2024, Californias Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Co. con-tracted fellow PVA member EV Maritime to design a new plug-in hybrid vessel for their fleet. That year, through the town of Tiburon, the company was awarded a $24 million grant from California Air Resources Board (CARB). The grant will be used toward converting the fleet of three fer-ries to all-electric vessels, as well as developing the necessaryTamalpais. Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Co. has contracted supporting infrastructure. The company secured furtherwith another PVA member, ZeroMar, to convert its other grants bringing the total to $31million.two vesselsthe 400-passenger main vessel, Angel Island, and 98-passenger water taxi, Bonitato 100 percent elec-The new 64 vessel, tentatively named Watts Up, is estimatedtric power. The converted vessels are expected to be finished to cost $12 million and replaces the ferry companys vesselin 2026 and the new build is scheduled for 2027.PHOTOS OPPOSITE PAGE FROM TOP: EV MARITIME, ELLIOTT BAY DESIGN GROUP; PHOTO THIS PAGE: ALL AMERICAN MARINEOPERATOR:Delaware River and Bay Authority The benefits of the hybrid vessel include lower operating NAVAL ARCHITECT:Elliott Bay Design Group and maintenance costs, decreased emissions at sea and zero BUILDER:Senseco Marine LLC emissionswhilenearportanddocked.Thehybridand TYPE:Passenger and vehicle ferry all-electric operating modes are estimated to achieve an an-nual reduction of over two tons of carbon dioxide per year. Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) recently award- Fuel consumption is estimated to be reduced by 35 percent. ed a contract to Senseco Marine LLC for the construction and outfitting of a new diesel-hybrid 75-car passenger andThe projects price tag of $78.6 million is partially funded vehicle ferry to join the Cape MayLewes Ferry fleet. Thewitha$20millionU.S.DepartmentofTransportation new ferry will eventually replace the Cape Helopen, a dieselgrantaward.Withtherecentbidawardcomplete,con-engine ferry that is over 40 years old and serves passengersstruction on the new vessel is slated to start early in 2026 traveling between Lewes, Del., and Cape May, N.J. with a projected completion date of summer 2029.FOGHORN 40'