A variant of solving the transport problem of Vladivostok, namely, its gas pollution by vehicle exhaust gases, high traffic density, traffic congestion, as well as reducing the congestion of coastal highways in the south of Primorye due to the development of coastal and intraport sea traffic is considered. A method and scheme of a power combined electric power plant for the hydrofoil ships, the use of which can significantly improve the environmental performance of existing plants, as well as reduce the consumption of fuel and lubricants, are proposed. The schemes of power plants that are most promising for the coastal and intraport navigation vessels are considered. It is shown that for ships with a traditional diesel installation, it is advisable to use a system of electric drive of the ship's propellers -an electric propulsion installation with several diesel generators. At the same time, the most energy-efficient are combined electric power plants, which can be made of both parallel and serial types. In the latter case, it is advisable to perform the ship's electric power system with DC buses. The performed economic calculation has shown that a ship with such installation has the lowest operating costs. A battery vessel with zero harmful emissions into the atmosphere has the highest construction cost and the highest operating costs when powered from the shore mains supply. Therefore, such vessels can be used either if there are subsidies or wind or solar power plants, whose electricity is used to charge the traction batteries. Despite the fact that the proposed option cannot provide year-round transportation of passengers due to the ice situation in winter, its implementation, however, will allow passengers to significantly reduce the travel time during the navigation period. And the cost of travel, due to the shorter sea route in almost a straight line, compared to the road, will not exceed the cost of driving by car.