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Blue and Gold Fleet presents operations, unions praise the company at Port meeting
Summary
Blue and Gold Fleet officials briefed the Port Commission on the company’s commuter and excursion operations, workforce and economic contributions; union speakers and employees spoke in support of the company’s workforce practices and recent contract awards.
Port maritime staff invited Blue and Gold Fleet to present an informational profile of its operations and economic impact at the Dec. 18 Port Commission meeting. Carolyn Horgan, president of Blue and Gold Fleet, walked commissioners through the company’s history, fleet composition, maintenance and terminal facilities and its role as a long‑standing Port tenant since 1979.
Horgan said Blue and Gold operates a mixture of commuter and excursion services, maintains 15 vessels operating in San Francisco and operates maintenance facilities at Pier 9. She described recent contract awards — including a five‑year agreement with the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to operate and maintain 11 WETA vessels — and presented revenue and port payment estimates (e.g., Pier 41 projected to generate approximately $8.2M in sales and $655,000 in port rent in 2012; company‑wide payments to the Port projected at $1.4M for 2012).
Union representatives and Blue and Gold employees used the public comment period to praise the company’s labor relations. Captain Ray Shipway (Masters/MMP) and several Inland Boatmen’s Union members described the company as a positive employer that invests in training and promotes from within. They thanked Port leadership and Commissioner Adams for scheduling the tenant profile.
Commissioners thanked the company and its employees for the presentation; the session was framed as an informational highlight rather than an action item.
Why it matters
Blue and Gold provides critical ferry and excursion links in the Bay Area and is an established Port tenant. The presentation underscored the maritime sector’s contribution to waterfront jobs and visitor economy and gave commissioners direct feedback from employees and unions on operational and workforce issues.
