By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – New York City’s slow-moving efforts to get more freight off the city’s congested highways and onto the metropolis’s navigable waterways appeared to take an important…
https://gcaptain.com/nyc-waterfront-project-aims-to-shift-freight-from-truck-to-barge/
Mr. Evangelos Marinakis, Founder & Chairman
Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., KEYNOTE SPEAKER, at the Official Luncheon In the context of the 19th Annual Capital Link International Shipping Forum Monday, March 31, 2025 | Metropolitan Club – New York City
Mr. Evangelos Marinakis, Founder & Chairman of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., delivered KEYNOTE REMARKS at the Official Luncheon that was held in the context of the 19th Annual Capital Link International Shipping Forum, on Monday March 31,...
Monday marked the first weekday since the implementation of the first-of-its-kind congestion pricing program in New York City by Gov. Kathy Hochul, a move that is drawing protests from the Trucking Association of New York.
The program imposed tolls for entering or exiting Manhattan’s “congestion relief zone” starting Sunday. This zone covers streets and avenues at or below 60th Street, excluding the bordering West Side Highway, FDR Drive and Hugh L. Carey Tunnel main roads.
Hochul has said the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-york-trucking-group-says-manhattan-tolls-burden-industry
A key trucking artery in New York is the site of a crackdown on overweight vehicles to help as the city figures out what to do with its failing infrastructure. Early reports say that the policy has significantly reduced the number of oversize vehicles on the road.
The highway in question is the cantilevered section of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, which runs from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to Staten Island all the way up to an area in northern Queens near LaGuardia...
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has floated out the third cruise ship in a series order from the company by Norwegian Cruise Line. Upon completion, the 1,056GT Norwegian Aqua will be 10 per cent larger than its two earlier Prima-class sisters to accommodate a greater number of onboard amenities....
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Some truck drivers who support former President Donald Trump said they are refusing loads to New...
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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has confirmed the award of grants totalling US$220.2 million from the government’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to modernise the nation’s ferry systems. The program focuses in part on expanding ferry service in rural communities, helping communities acquire modern ferry boats (including electric boats), and upgrading shore infrastructure […]
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The closure of the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, the last operating prison ship in the United States, marks the end of a controversial era in New York City’s correctional system, says an article published on independent website.
Key AspectsAfter 13 years of negotiations, the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association and the City of New York have finalized an agreement on a new contract for Staten Island Ferry licensed officers,…
https://gcaptain.com/staten-island-ferry-officers-secure-new-contract-after-13-year-stalemate/