Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, recently released a statement addressing her resignation from President Donald Trump’s National I...
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The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently sent a letter to Congress opposing changes to vehicle weight limits on the Interstate Highway System. Changes would potentially allow six-axle Twi...
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Congress recently authorized the Passenger Ferry Grant Program to provide approximately $30 million in competitive grant funding for fiscal year 2017. The program was authorized by the Moving Ahe...
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United Airlines recently announced it will give up to three million bonus miles to MileagePlus members who donate to Hurricane Harvey relief charities. The charities are the American Red Cross, Am...
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Southwest Airlines recently promoted Ryan Martinez from senior director of the Financial Planning & Analysis Corporate Team to Managing Director Investor Relations, which will go into effect on Sept. ...
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Matson, a U.S. shipping company in the Pacific, recently purchased three 65 long-ton capacity cranes from Paceco Corp. for its Sand Island Terminal in Honolulu Harbor. Three existing cranes will also...
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Following a string of small aircraft crashes throughout the country, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently sent a public letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael P....
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Two of Capitol Hill’s prominent aviation-related labor unions have found more than one thing to support in the House proposal that aims to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Spe...
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The Brownsville, Texas, Navigation District (BND) Board of Commissioners recently signed a memorandum with the Mission Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to develop a variety of projects, includin...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recently told a federal appeals court that a lower court ruling blocking the 16-mile, light rail Maryland Purple Line is an abuse of an ...
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As Hurricane Harvey continues to run rampant over Texas, the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex has been shut down and all the company’s personnel have been evacuated from offshore facilities affected by th...
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The Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) recently announced that its free mobile passport control app that facilitates passenger travel at airports has surpassed 2 million downloads...
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A semiannual meeting to discuss cooperative efforts related to safety, security and environmental protection in the tugboat, towboat and barge industry was recently held by the National Quality Steeri...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is hosting exhibits at this year’s state fair, through Sept. 4, to explore the innovation and technology MnDOT uses to efficiently work constructio...
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Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently completed its Clark Street Bridge 10 days ahead of schedule, earning the commendation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The vertical lift bridge, which spa...
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The Controller Pilot Data Link Communications – Departure Component (Data Comm) of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program shows NextGen’s potential, the National Business Av...
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For the week ending on Aug. 19, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,021 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.4 percent compared to the same week in 2016, according to the Association of American Rai...
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The Seattle Department of Transportation received federal help in efforts to expand electric vehicle growth in the city last week, via a $1.9 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE). The ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently made changes to its Flight Standards Service (AFS), changes which went into effect this week. The FAA calls the changes the Future of Flights St...
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The 12 finalists were recently announced for the 2017 America's Transportation Awards, which are sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the U.S. ...
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