Fairfax, VA — The International Propeller Club of the United States elected Mr. C. James Patti as its new International President at its 95th Convention and Port President’s meeting. As International President, Mr. Patti will serve as the Chief Executive Officer and lead the business and affairs of the Club and its 70 port chapters worldwide. Mr. Patti succeeded Niels…
The Maritime Administration has announced the availability of nearly $7 million in federal grants for Marine Highway projects. Grants under the America’s Marine Highway Program are available to the sponsors of officially designated Marine Highway Projects Note that an erroneous June 14 application deadline was published in the Federal Register. The correct deadline is August 15.
On June 12, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) providing $292.7 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program, including $92.7 million for the 15 coastal seaports that handled the greatest number of loaded foreign and domestic TEUs of containerized cargo in 2016, as identified by the USACE. DOT will…
The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation will be holding a hearing on June 19 at 2:00 pm on: “Short Sea Shipping: Rebuilding America’s Maritime Industry.” The hearing can be viewed here.
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $6,790,000 in grants to three Marine Highway projects. The funding, provided by MARAD’s Marine Highway Program, will go towards enhancing existing services in Louisiana and Virginia as well as supporting the development of a new project in New York. …. Read more
Ms. Wilk is the Director of Public Affairs and Development at the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA), the Alexandria, VA based national trade group representing owners and operators of all segments of the commercial U.S.-Flagged passenger vessel industry. She brings eleven (11) years of experience working to advance safety, security, and environmental stewardship for the passenger vessel industry. She has served…
The American Association of Port Authorities in January issued its fourth “State of Freight” report, this one on security-related infrastructure in U.S. ports. “The State of Freight IV”, like the others in the series, is based on a survey of AAPA member port authorities as to the infrastructure plans and needs of America’s deep-draft commercial ports. This particular survey brought…
S.133 – A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States merchant mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II. Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is pushing Congress to act on a looming sealift shortfallthat will create “unacceptable risk in force projection” within the next five years if the Navy doesn’t act quickly, according to a document from the Army’s G-4 logistics shop obtained by Defense News. In response to a committee inquiry, the Army in February sent a warning to…
