US-based Foss Maritime has won the US Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Technology Award for development of its low emission 'Green Dolphin' hybrid tug, the first time a maritime operating company has ever received the federal government's prestigious honor.
Foss Maritime President and CEO Mr. Gary Faber and other top company officials accepted the award in a ceremony this evening at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Industry analysts and environmental officials alike have praised the 'Green Dolphin' hybrid tug, which is the world's first true hybrid. It reduces nitrogen oxide, particulate emissions, sulphur dioxide and carbon emissions and will exceed the EPA's Tier 2 emissions requirement for marine engines. The hybrid tug is being built in collaboration with the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles and is scheduled to begin operation in southern California this autumn.
