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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The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Ferry Division a $400,000 Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program grant to study the...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced more than $220 million in grants to modernize American ferry systems. Part of the Bipartisan I...
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The long-awaited construction contract to being building Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility at the Port of Long Beach will go out to bid in early 2024, officials with the port said Wednesday. Of...
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On Friday, the Delaware Gov. John Carney joined U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-DE) to announce the state had been awarded $50 million in federal grant...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) said it would invest more than $653 million in 41 port improvement projects as part of the Port Infrastructure Deve...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act to address the repair and rehabilitate of urban canals. The Urban Canal Moder...
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On Tuesday, officials with the Port of Los Angeles said they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Port of Guangzhou, China to further their relationship and cooperation. The MOU...
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently provided the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, the government agency overseeing and managing the island’s air and sea transportation, more than $54...
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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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