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US Harbor Craft:

Measuring Opportunity for

Zero Emissions

By Eric Haun here are more than 4,000 harbor craft vessels in the of these (58%) are towboats, and some 56% are 25 years of

U.S. deemed highly suited for zero-emissions opera- age or older.

tions, according to a recent report produced by CAL-

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START in partnership with Intelatus Global Partners.

The report, “Sizing the U.S. and California Harbor Craft

Market”, looked at the U.S. commercial harbor craft and in- land and nearshore vessels above 600 kilowatts (kW) or 805 brake horsepower. Approximately 10,000 vessels were count- ed in total, including crew and supply boats, ferries and excur- sion vessels, ? shing vessels, pilot boats, towboats, tugboats, workboats and other vessel types.

Of those vessels, 4,405 were identi? ed as most suitable for hydrogen or electric zero-emission operations, including ferries, pilot boats, towboats and tugboats. More than half 12 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • June 2024

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