Written by
Heather Ervin
Credit score: NYCEDC
With simply over a month left earlier than Marine Log’s 36th annual FERRIES convention, a panel of ferry operators has come collectively to current on subjects necessary to the operations aspect of the market. The convention, happening November 14-15 in Jersey Metropolis, N.J., simply throughout from Manhattan, N.Y., will embody different panel discussions, particular person ferry challenge shows, networking alternatives, and extra.
Moderating the operator panel is Sam Waterhouse, PE, technical supervisor – naval structure of Elliott Bay Design Group. Panelists embody Seamus Murphy, government director, WETA; Katherine Keith, deputy commissioner, Alaska DOT; James Wong, government vice chairman, NYCEDC and government director of NYC Ferry; Mark Higgins, COO of Woods Gap, Martha’s Winery and Nantucket Steamship Authority; and Chris McKay, marine operations supervisor of Maid of the Mist Company.
Subjects to be lined by the panel will embody—however not be restricted to—decarbonization, ridership points, expertise integrations, and extra.
FERRIES 2023: The Convention
Set to happen on the Hyatt Regency Jersey Metropolis on the Hudson, November 14-15 in Jersey Metropolis, N.J., the thirty sixth annual Marine Log FERRIES convention can have as its theme “Designing at present’s ferries for future operations.”
The venue, with floor-to-ceiling home windows overlooking ferry site visitors on the Hudson River, is a fast ferry experience from New York Metropolis.
Delivering two days of in-person discussions, dynamic Q&A classes, and a number of networking alternatives, FERRIES 2023 can be a chance for the North American ferry trade to come back collectively to share experiences, community, search for new suppliers and reconnect with present suppliers.
The artwork of designing or upgrading ferries takes quite a bit into consideration exterior of the vessel’s blueprints. Making a greener ferry is a design selection and so is enhancing the passenger expertise.
FERRIES 2023 will give attention to how at present’s ferries—these beneath development, coming on-line quickly, or already in operation—will be ready for the altering scope of future operations.
As ever, a spotlight of this system can be on classes realized from hard-earned, real-life expertise. As well as, this system will discover new methods to fulfill financial and environmental targets by way of advances in expertise, modern approaches to working a vessel, and the newest tendencies in ferry design.
Along with thought leaders presenting on subjects related to the ferry trade, three panels have been integrated on this yr’s program centered on ferry operator challenges and successes, battery choices for ferries, and an attention-grabbing overview and have a look at the brand new Governors Island ferry challenge.
Different subjects will discover leveraging shoreside terminals and infrastructure to extend income; low-carbon alternate options, akin to electrical, hydrogen and hybrid choices; what’s trending in ferry designs being delivered at present; and extra.
The Tour
Following the tip of convention classes, on November 15, an trade tour can be supplied to a restricted variety of attendees. This yr’s tour can have attendees board a NYC Ferry vessel and tour the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the place it can study extra about NYC Ferry’s Homeport Pier C, its deisgn and development.
Friends may even study the historical past of the realm and uncover plans for Homepoort II in Purple Hook. Hornblower will spherical out the dialog with an inside have a look at NYC Ferry’s marine operations and extra.
The whole agenda will be discovered right here.
For inquiries relating to sponsorships or methods you possibly can join with FERRIES 2023 attendees, contact David Harkey at dharkey@sbpub.com.
The next organizations are signed as much as sponsor FERRIES 2023, though extra can be introduced quickly:
Anchor (Platinum)
VPS (Platinum)
Bayonne Dry Dock (Cocktail Reception)
Siemens Vitality (Pre-Convention Cocktail Social gathering)
W&O (Luncheon)
PPG (Registration)
Coastal Marine Tools (Laynards)
ABB (Gold)
Glosten (Gold)
All American Marine (Silver)
BMT (Silver)
Christie & Gray (Silver)
EMS Marcon (Silver)
GL Energy (Silver)
Neste US (Silver)
Hamilton Jet (Silver)
Karl Senner (Silver)
Kongsberg (Silver)
Zinus Energy (Silver)
MTU – A Rolls-Royce Resolution (Silver)
NCP Coatings (Silver)
RIX (Silver)
Schottel / elkon (Silver)
J&A Enterprises / Soundown (Silver)
United Security & Survivability Company / Fireboy-Xintex (Silver)
Vulkan (Silver)
Marine Jet Energy (Silver)
BAE Programs (Bronze)
CANAL (Bronze)
Conrad Shipyard (Bronze)
Crowley (Bronze)
Cummins (Bronze)
Elliott Bay Design Group (Bronze)
EV Maritime (Bronze)
Wärtsilä (Bronze)
LeBlanc & Associates LLC (Bronze)
MOPS (Bronze)
PROP (Bronze)
Rigidized Metals (Bronze)
SSI (Bronze)
The Shearer Group (Bronze)
Thrive Funds (Bronze)
World Huge Metric (Bronze)
360 Protection Execs (Bronze)
ZF Group (Bronze)
Allied Marine Crane (Bronze)
Artemis Applied sciences (Bronze)
CMP World (Bronze)
