MARAD programs reach full enrollment
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently announced that it has reached full enrollment for its Maritime Security Program (MSP) and Tanker Security Program (TSP). The programs help address the ...
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Georgia Ports Authority hosts Savannah State of the Port event
Georgia Ports Authority leaders recently hosted a Savannah State of the Port event to provide an update on its $1.9 billion master plan and infrastructure investments. During fiscal year 2023, th...
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Pennsylvania DOT accepting unsolicited public-private partnership proposals
On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced its Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) will be accepting unsolicited transportation project proposals. Offici...
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Electric ship-to-shore cranes arrive at Port of Savannah
On Friday, the Port of Savannah announced it had received four Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes, upgrading its crane fleet to 34 machines. Four older cranes were retired and recycled, port ...
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Two new Marine Highway routes designated
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the U.S. Marine Highway Program would add two new Marine Highway routes during a visit to Alaska Wednesday. In Alaska, M-11, a ...
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Port of San Diego announces recent delivery of new electric cranes
Port of San Diego personnel are touting the recent delivery of a pair of new all-electric Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes to the Port’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT). “These a...
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Illinois to begin largest construction program in state’s history
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said his state was poised to being the largest multi-year program in the state’s history to fix and repair its infrastructure. The $40.99 billion “Rebuild Illinois”...
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Louisiana DOTD gets $10.5M in grants for Columbia Port Commission
On Thursday, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) announced the Columbia Port Commission would receive $10.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transpo...
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Kentucky announces $500,000 in grants for riverport infrastructure improvements
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced four riverports in his state will receive $500,000 in grant funding to help with needed infrastructure and equipment upgrades. The grants were awarded for six ...
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FTA awards $220M to federal programs supporting passenger ferry services
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) soon will make available $220 million in Passenger Ferry Program and the Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program funding to support passenger ferry service...
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Windward, Osa Commerce partner on supply chain visibility through Maritime AI
Windward, a Maritime AI company, and Osa Commerce announced Wednesday they would be partnering on supply chain visibility. The partnership will allow Osa Commerce to integrate Windward’s maritim...
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USDOT awards $20.8M in grants to small shipyards
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced Tuesday it had awarded grants totaling $20.8 million to 27 shipyards in 20 states to fund modernization efforts. ...
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USDOT announces $12M in funding for U.S. Marine Highway program
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), more than $12 million has been allocated for the U.S. Marine Highway Program in 2023. Funds will be used to ...
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FTA publishes details on formula funding to help communities operate public transit
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently published details about the formula funding used to help communities maintain and operate trains, buses, and ferries. A total of $14 billion will ...
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Mississippi legislature approves nearly $2B in infrastructure investment
On Monday, the Mississippi legislature voted to fund nearly $2 billion in state infrastructure projects through the Mississippi Department of Transportation. MDOT received $1.5 billion earmark-fre...
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Reps. Johnson, Garamendi introduce Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced legislation Wednesday that would thwart Chinese influence on America’s supply chain. The Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation...
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U.S. Marine Highway Program to receive more than $12M in USDOT funding
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that its Maritime Administration (MARAD) would make more than $12 million in funding available for the U.S. Marine Highway Program (USMHP)...
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Senators urge FCC to enable data sharing technology
U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports chairman, recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commi...
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MARAD to award $662M for port infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently opened the application period for the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). More ...
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority receives $6.6M grant for dock improvements
The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) a $6.6 million Passenger Ferry Grant Program grant for the Hingham Ferry Dock Modification Project...
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