PVA Comments on EPA Marine Engines Emissions Rule
In a recent letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) said that more understanding is needed before an efficient and effective process to reduce marine emissions can be finalized. Responding to the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0190, Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Locomotive Engines and Marine Compression-Ignition Engines Less Than 30 Liters per Cylinder, PVA president, Jonathon Claughton, noted that the diversity of the U.S. passenger vessel industry makes it very different from the towboat and railroad industries. Describing that diversity, Mr. Claughton explained that many of the vessels in the 6,000-plus U.
Frommelt Named President of PVA
Gary Frommelt, Hornblower Marine Services, Elizabeth, Ind., was elected 2003 PVA President on February 18 during the PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends 2003 held in Long Beach, CA. Other officers elected were PVA Vice President, David B. Clark, Golden Gate Ferry , Larkspur, CA, and PVA Secretary-Treasurer, Cornel Martin, Delta Queen Steamboat Company, New Orleans, LA. Frommelt serves as project manager for Hornblower Marine Services as director of marine operations for Caesars Indiana-home to the largest riverboat casino in the world. Frommelt was most recently PVA Vice President, has served on the PVA Board of Directors since 1996, and has been a long-term member of the Safety Committee.
