The Port of Seattle Commission recently voted to require all cruise vessels homeported in Seattle be shore power capable and utilize shore power, starting with the 2027 season. On average, cruise v...
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Massachusetts recently awarded 14 projects more than $13 million in Fair Share funding for local transportation infrastructure and other needs. It is matching funds for projects and initiatives e...
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A multifaceted package of significant investments will increase navigational safety and efficiency at the Port of New York and New Jersey, the busiest container port on the East Coast. The Port Aut...
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Delaware and Enstructure, the private operator of the Port of Wilmington, recently partnered to build a new $635 million port terminal in Edgemoor. The state will pay for $195 million of the projec...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be awarding $316 million in grants to support and modernize passenger ferry service. Grants will be awarded through three programs. A total of $49 mil...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday it had signed a revised grant agreement with Baltimore County to enable Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA) to use an $8.26 million grant to accommodate mo...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that $20.5 billion in federal funding would be available to support public transit across the coun...
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Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp wants a federal study of the Port of Savannah, the third busiest port in the United States, to determine necessary harbor updates. The state’s Congressional delegation ...
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Vessels previously bound for the Port of Baltimore will head to other East Coast ports, officials said, after maritime traffic was diverted due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it ...
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) will be offering $450 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants. “Projects selected to receive PIDP funding will support efforts by port...
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The Port of Virginia recently opened its wider shipping channel for two-way passage of ultra-large container vessels. Dredging work began in December 2019. It was completed with the collaboration a...
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Steve Nevey, a career mariner, will serve as Washington State Ferries Division assistant secretary, effective March 16. WSF is a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation. Ne...
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ON Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would make $3 billion in grants available through the Clean Ports Program to tackle climate change and improve air quality at ...
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently announced the designation of 32 centers of excellence (CoE) for domestic maritime workforce training and education. CoEs support post-secondary maritim...
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey highlighted the nearly $100 billion impact the Port of Mobile has on the state’s economy in an event with the Alabama Port Authority on Thursday. The announcement comes fol...
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Maritime, energy and logistics solutions company Crowley announced Wednesday it had accepted delivery of eWolf, the first all-electric, ship assist harbor tugboat in the United States. The tugboat...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently announced a survey designed to identify the port cargo handling needs nationwide over the next five to 10 years. T...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced Thursday that legislation reauthorizing the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) as part of the National Defense Authorization Act is headed to President Joe ...
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The maritime industry in Virginia supports nearly 730,000 jobs and is responsible for more than $8 billion in state and local taxes, according to a recent College of William & Mary economic impact stu...
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The Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) recently announced a partnership strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the Pa...
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