calsta – Pacific Maritime Magazine

29 Oct

SF Bay Ferry Nets Grants for Battery-Electric Ferry Service

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The San Francisco Bay Ferry has received a financial boost from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to advance its zero-emission, battery-electric ferry service to the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda, the agency announced Oct. 24. CalSTA awarded SF Bay Ferry a $12.5 million grant via the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP). The money is intended to help pay for procuring and installing “an electrified universal charging float” that includes battery storage and building infrastructure that allows electric vessels to charge while docked at the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal. The terminal’s also expected to undergo some modernization…

Port of Oakland, Japanese Officials Discuss Decarbonization Efforts

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Port of Oakland leaders strengthened ties with major trading partner Japan and their joint efforts to green seaport operations during a recent meeting with officials from the Japanese Ministry and the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). The meeting, revealed by the port on May 5, builds on a March clean energy trade mission to Japan that included the Port of Oakland, which sends 16% of its exports to Japan. On that mission, officials shared ways to address climate change, bolster green energy efforts and develop new investment and trade opportunities. Japan is said to be working toward making all its…

WETA Nets $14.9 Million Grant for Battery-Powered Ferries

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The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) is awarding the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority a $14.9 million grant to build battery-powered ferries and the shore-adjacent charging infrastructure needed to serve some of the most burgeoning communities in San Francisco, the WETA announced Friday, July 15. The funding would go toward building a third ferry in the San Francisco Clean Ferry Network, which seeks to link downtown, Treasure Island, Mission Bay and other SF neighborhoods. “San Francisco’s waterfront is home to some of the region’s fastest-growing new neighborhoods and this grant will help reduce traffic and improve air…