DOT tangles with watchdog over $1.5 billion in freight grants

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WASHINGTON — A new federal watchdog report criticizes the U.S. Department of Transportation for not...

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DOT finalizes rule requiring states to track vehicle CO2

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has finalized a rule requiring each state to track and monitor...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-finalizes-rule-requiring-states-to-track-vehicle-co2

DOT pumping more truck capacity into US ports

WASHINGTON — About $290 million of $653 million in new federal grants awarded by the Biden administration will be used to improve truck capacity at U.S. ports.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Friday the winners of the latest annual round of funding under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), administered by DOT’s Maritime Administration.

Of the 41 port projects receiving money through the program in 2023, 11 feature significant improvements aimed at speeding truck...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-pumping-more-truck-capacity-into-us-ports

MARAD’s MSP and TSP sealift programs are now fully enrolled

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) says that its two key sealift programs, the Maritime Security Program (MSP) and the new Tanker Security Program (TSP) are now fully enrolled.

The MSP and TSP sealift programs provide U.S.-flagged and U.S.-crewed ships for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sustainment sealift requirements during times of conflict or in other national emergencies and both pay shipowners a retainer for each enrolled vessel.

“In peacetime, our...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/marads-msp-and-tsp-sealift-programs-are-now-fully-enrolled/

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/

Lawmakers drag Buttigieg into UAW fight

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers unloaded their contempt for the Biden administration’s electric vehicle policy on U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Democrats provided Buttigieg some relief, mostly by praising the administration for the record funding flowing from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law into projects that are helping relieve freight congestion and improving mobility for pedestrians.

But several Republicans used the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawmakers-drag-buttigieg-into-uaw-fight

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/

House Republicans say Buttigieg neglecting aviation and rail safety

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg isn’t doing enough to address rail and aviation safety,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/house-republicans-say-buttigieg-neglecting-aviation-and-rail-safety

Freight interests frustrated with leadership vacuum at DOT

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WASHINGTON — A group of 16 organizations representing the full scope of the freight supply chain are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-interests-frustrated-with-leadership-vacuum-at-dot

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