More than US$77 million in infrastructure and expansion projects are now being developed at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor as a new construction season commences in the Lake Michigan port. Major projects in various phases of development include construction of a highway bridge entering the port,...
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US Transport Department confirms new funding round for ferry services’ modernisation
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has confirmed the availability of US$316 million to support and modernise passenger ferry services in communities across the United States. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the funding will help communities modernise their ferry service so that users have access to more reliable options. In addition to […]
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US Transportation Department to make US$500 million available for port upgrades
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for US$500 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). MARAD’s PIDP grants will help eligible applicants complete critical port and port-related infrastructure projects in urban, rural, and tribal communities. Applicants include port […]
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Georgia’s Port of Brunswick to receive US$15 million for infrastructure upgrades
US Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have confirmed the allocation of US$15 million in US Department of Transportation funding to help upgrade the existing infrastructure at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia. According to the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the bipartisan...
US rural ferry operations to receive over US$220 million in grant funding
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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VESSEL REVIEW | Seaway Trident – Maintenance tug designed for US inland waters
Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), a wholly government-owned corporation under the US Department of Transportation, has expanded its fleet of m ..
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US federal funding earmarked for improving ferry services in 11 states and Virgin Islands
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has confirmed that US$384.4 million in federal funding will be made available under the Bipar ..
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US Maritime Administration to allot US$20 million in funding for small shipyards
The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) has confirmed the availability of nearly US$20 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2023 funding t ..
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Recently-passed US National Defense Authorization Act includes duck boat safety provisions
The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which was recently signed into law by US President Joe Biden, includes a number of maritime s ..
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US Lower House passes new duck boat safety bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a US Coast Guard reauthorisation bill that includes policies to improve the safety of amphibious passenger vessels known as DUK ..
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