Harbor Breeze Cruises has ordered a 108'x32'6" hybrid passenger vessel from Bellingham, Wash. builder All American Marine. The monohull aluminum vessel will provide harbor tours, whale watch cruises, and dinner events, in and around California's Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex.

The vessel design was developed by Nic de Waal of New Zealand-based Teknicraft Design and exceeds US EPA Tier 4 and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions requirements via selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) coupled to a parallel hybrid battery propulsion system, supplied by ABB Inc. 

The vessel will feature twin MAN D2862 EPA Tier 4 engines, supplied by Northern Lights. The engines will drive fixed-pitch propellers via a remote-mounted Reinjtes gearbox provided by Karl Senner LLC. Its propulsion system will also include twin 250kW electric drive traction motors powered by a 588kW BorgWarner energy storage system (ESS), which will provide an all-electric, zero emissions mode for harbor tour operations.

Ron Wille, president of All American Marine, said, “[This vessel] is a first of its kind in the United States. This unique propulsion package will be novel for not only Harbor Breeze, but also the maritime industry, offering both low- or zero-emissions operations and providing a wide range of possibilities for Harbor Breeze Cruises.”

The vessel is part of the Los Angeles Marine Emission Reduction (LA MER) project that received a $15 million grant from CARB’s Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot Project program.

Featuring the unique styling of Italian design house Studio Sculli, the USCG Subchapter K passenger vessel will have multiple decks, a customized stadium seating platform on the bow, a 350-passenger capacity, and enhancements that prioritize the passenger experience throughout.

The new vessel will be the third built by All American Marine for Harbor Breeze Cruises, following the 83' catamarans Triumphant and La Espada delivered in 2013 and 2016 respectively.

Dan Salas, owner and operator of Harbor Breeze Cruises, said, “All American Marine has built two other very successful vessels for our operation, and we can’t wait to see our vision come to life again, working with AAM and Teknicraft. It’s sure to set the standard for passenger vessels, not only in design and build, but in its innovative propulsion systems, paving the way forward to a cleaner future.”

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