Ann Phillips

MARAD awards $4.85M in Marine Highway Program grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $4.85 million in United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP) grants to five marine highway The funding, which is sharply down on some previous years, aims to enhance the movement of goods along waterways while expanding existing waterborne freight services in Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Washington, and West Virginia.
“The Biden-Harris administration’s investments in the United States Marine Highway Program are...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/marad-awards-4-85m-in-marine-highway-program-grants/

ABS: Safety must be proactive and systems based

“Safety is more than just compliance. It is now synonymous with security, reliability, collective relationships and people. Safety is also becoming systems based rather than rooted in prescriptive rules or specific component procedures,” ABS chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki said at the annual ABS Advisory Council meeting. “Only by embracing a proactive, systems-oriented approach to safety, can the maritime industry navigate the path to a decarbonized future while ensuring the...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abs-safety-must-be-proactive-and-systems-based/

MARAD awards $8.75 million in Small Shipyard Grants

Last year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $20.8 million in grant awards to 27 small shipyards in 20 states through the Small Shipyard Grant program. This year, though, the amounts awarded and the number of recipients were much reduced. Today MARAD announced just $8.75 million in grant awards to 15 small shipyards in 12 states through the program. The funds will help shipyards modernize, increase productivity, and expand local job opportunities...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/marad-awards-8-75-million-in-small-shipyard-grants/

MARAD designates 32 maritime workforce training Centers of Excellence

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the designation of 32 Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education. The designated COEs consist of 50 maritime training locations in 17 states and Guam. The designation recognizes and promotes support to post-secondary maritime training programs that prepare students for careers in the maritime industry.

“Our country depends on a highly-skilled mariner workforce to...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/marad-designates-32-maritime-workforce-training-centers-of-excellence/

ARC adds another U.S. flag RO/RO vessel to its fleet

Ponte Vedra, Fla., based ARC (American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc.) has added a ninth U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) vessel to its fleet. ARC is a member of the Wallenius-Wilhelmsen group and its newest vessel is a former Wallenius-Wilhelmsen large car/truck carrier, the 2012 built ex-Tulane, which was re-flagged to U.S. registry and renamed ARC Honor on February 2, 2024. The re-flagging was conducted with the U.S. Coast Guard in the port of Incheon, Korea.

“This tremendously capable...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/arc-adds-another-u-s-flag-ro-ro-vessel-to-its-fleet/

MARAD springs a surprise in marine highway grant awards

MARAD’s latest round of marine highway grant awards include one that may come as a surprise: $600,000 to study conversion of the historic coal-burning ferry S.S Badger to a zero-emission vessel — with carbon-capture among the options being eyed. More on the rationale for the conversion in the award listings below.

In total, MARAD is awarding nearly $12 million in grants under the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP) to eight marine highway projects. This year’s level of funding for the...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/marad-springs-a-surprise-in-marine-highway-grant-awards/

Senator says Buy American waiver should not apply to Small Shipyard grants

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is calling on the Biden Administration to commit to never applying a recently finalized Buy American waiver to shipyard grants and to help ensure American companies and workers are benefitting from taxpayer-funded shipbuilding.

In 2019, Senator Baldwin successfully included her bipartisan Strengthening Buy America for Small Shipyard Grants Act in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring that products and materials purchased with Small Shipyard...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/regulations/senator-says-buy-american-waiver-should-not-apply-to-small-shipyard-grants/

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