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Passenger Vessels with a pair of EPA Tier 4 Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) 12 er from AMA Capital, pointed to the importance of smaller

ME 23B engines for Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat vessels being able to visit smaller ports. “A lot of itinerary

Company (a subsidiary of McAllister Towing), with deliv- opportunity is with smaller ships,” he said. Waggoner had ery anticipated in early 2025. Buckley McAllister, President previous involvement building up American Queen Voy- of the ferry company, stressed its cross-sound routing as be- ages (“AQV”, later- a subsidiary of Hornblower). AQV ing vital in reducing pollution by enabling drivers to avoid was, in fact, the seller, at an April 2024 auction, of the two congested stretches of I-95 and I-495. ~200 passenger vessels, VICTORY I and VICTORY II, to

Interplay with the commercial sector is also happening. In be operated by Waggoner’s new company – Victory Cruise

New Orleans, Gulf of Mexico crewboat operator LaBorde Lines, redeploying a brand name that had been absorbed

Marine Services subsidiary LabMar Ferry Service now op- into AQV in late 2021. The two vessels, following their erates small ferries linking Canal Steet with Algiers Point April 2024 acquisition, are being re