b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS High-Speed, Zero-Emission Ferry Announced for New York Water Taxis N ew York Water Taxi, a PVA member, announced a collaboration with Swe-dens Green City Ferries AB (GCF) for the first high-speed zero-emissions electric ferry to operate in the New York Harbor. Operating under the iconic yellow-and-black branding of New York Cruise Lines subsidiary New York Water Taxi on the Hudson River be-tween Brooklyn and Manhattan, the vessel has a targeted launch date of spring 2024.ThevesselwillbeaGCFBeluga24vessel which has a capacity of 147 passengers and 28 bicycles and features a carbon-fiber con-structionwitharugged,foil-assisteddesign that results with a low-wake signature in high speed. Features include a BAE Systems drive-line and Hamilton high-speed water jets, both PVA members. GCF says its exclusive technol-ogies have created the most energy efficient, lightweight, high-speed ferry with the quick-est turn-around time on the market. These features allow for optimized uptime, reduced maintenance costs, elimination of fossil fuelsthat the vessel will offer an ultra-quiet, high- The collaboration with New York Cruise Lines and most importantly lead to lower operatingspeed,low-vibrationperformance.Itusesaand New York Water Taxi would be GCFs costs than diesel vessels. The companies statefast-charging battery system. first customer in the United States, but not the first commercial deployment of the Beluga24, which is currently scheduled to enter service in Stockholm, Sweden in early 2023. Thecollaborationwillmeanthefirsthigh-speedzero-emissionselectricferrymanufac-tured in the United States, fostering domestic job opportunities and economic growth in the attention to detail shipbuilding industry.New York Water Taxi has been working to bring cleaner, more efficient ferry service to New York Harbor.We cant wait to thrill our passengers with this ultra-luxurious, zero-emis-sion experience, and together change the pub-PHOTOS COURTESY OF NEW YORK CRUISE LINESlic perception on how ferries can improve lives in our city and around the world, said Craig Kanarick, CEO of New York Cruise Lines.The advantages of this high-speed, zero-emis-sions electric ferry are perfectly suited to the transportationservicethatNewYorkWater Taxi operates for NYU Langone Health, run-ning all day long between Manhattans East Side and Sunset Park, Brooklyn.www.beurteaux.comFOGHORN 36'