This article is part of a series by Holland & Knight’s Transportation & Infrastructure Industry Sector Group leading up to President-elect Biden’s Jan. 20, 2021 inauguration, with insights into the likely impacts on industry…
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Steady as She Goes: Three Expectations for the U.S Coast Guard Under the Biden Administration
This article is part of a series by Holland & Knight’s Transportation & Infrastructure Industry Sector Group leading up to President-elect Biden’s Jan. 20, 2021 inauguration, with insights into the…
Biden to Name Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary -Sources
Pete Buttigieg would replace current Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. By Jarrett Renshaw and David Shepardson WILMINGTON, Del., Dec 15 (Reuters) – President-elect…
EU Leaders Plan Appeal to Biden to Rebuild Transatlantic Ties
By Jonathan Stearns (Bloomberg) — The European Union plans a sweeping proposal for transatlantic cooperation to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a bid to repair relations soured by Donald Trump. “The…
Final Offshore Lease Under Trump Will Test Industry Demand
By Nichola Groom Nov 18 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday will offer all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico for auction to oil and gas companies in…
Forbes Challenges The Biden Administration To Act Now On Maritime Appointments
by John Konrad (gCaptain) In August 2017 President Trump swore in Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby as MARAD Administrator, the top civilian maritime position in the United States. In the three and a half years since Buzby has strengthened and revitalized the US Merchant Marine Academy, has funded new...
Offshore Wind Industry Welcomes Biden Win
Trade groups representing the United States’ offshore wind sector are hailing the election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States as significant to further growing the nation’s offshore wind capacity. Biden’s climate action plan calls for a 100% clean energy economy and net-zero...
Biden Presidency Could Reshape U.S. Energy Sector
By Gerson Freitas Jr., Amy Stillman, Michael Hirtzer and Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) –Biden’s victory could end up reshaping the U.S. energy sector in years to come, although the president-elect may have limited room to maneuver given that control of the Senate remains unclear. The president-elect has...
Biden Predicted To Start By Reversing Trump’s Offshore Drilling And CO2 Deregulations
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – Joe Biden could erase much of President Donald Trump’s four-year legacy of energy and climate deregulation with the stroke of his pen, according to regulatory experts, but replacing it with something new and durable may prove trickier. Trump’s rollbacks are on shaky...
Joe Biden Wins U.S. Presidency
By John Whitesides and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday, several major television networks said, as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trump’s tumultuous leadership and embraced Biden’s promise to fight the...