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Patrick

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President,

Blue & Gold Fleet, LP

Patrick Murphy has been President of Blue & Gold Fleet, L.P., the San Francisco Bay

Area’s largest and premier provider of Bay Cruises and ferry service, since 2016.

Murphy grew up in the Maritime business. His father, Roger Murphy, founded Blue & Gold Fleet in 1979. Patrick Murphy began his career in 1982, working part-time in the Box Office and as a Deckhand before receiving his United States Coast Guard’s license in 1995 and was promoted to Captain in 1996. In 2005, Murphy advanced to

Blue & Gold Fleet Operations Manager, and then to Director of Operations in 2009.

Today, Murphy oversees an operation which has a fleet of twenty-two (24) inspected vessels, which accommodate from 225 to 787 passengers. Murphy holds a Business

Administration degree from Southern New Hampshire University. Long involved with

Passenger Vessel Association leadership duties, today he serves as PVA President.

Listen in this month as he outlines the vision of PVA, its goals and the challenges facing the domestic passenger vessel and ferry industry today: 12 | MN January 2025