The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has confirmed that availability of nearly US$450 million in newly available grant funding for ..
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The US port of Oakland is moving to facilitate agriculture exports as it pushes for more transpacific sailings.
It intends to set up a dedicated container yard for this traffic, flanked by support from federal and state agencies to ease flows through the port.
“The goal is to provide relief to agricultural exporters facing shortages of export capacity and skyrocketing logistics costs,” said the port.
Arguably, the most critical element is the effort …
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The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $52.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to help fund the development of a new rail project. The…
US Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) cadets are going back to sea following the suspension of the ‘sea year’ programme during which a trainee was said to have been sexually assaulted while on a Maersk ship for work experience.
During the suspension period, the US Department of Transportation and USMMA developed a new two-part plan, the Every Mariner Builds a Respectful Culture (EMBARC) programme, which seeks to protect cadets by increasing crew …
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US importers and forwarders are looking to New York’s Port Elizabeth Terminal for a faster intermodal link to the US Midwest and Canada.
APM Terminals Elizabeth is marketing a new service that claims faster transfers from ship to rail, with multiple daily train departures to the interior.
Key to the operation is a direct-to-rail landing zone at the terminal for rapid transfer of containers to an 18-track rail operation to build double-stack …
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A new US federal bill recently signed into law by President Joe Biden stipulates that US$17 billion will be allocated for the improvement of infrastructure at coastal por ..
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has confirmed the designation of six new Marine Highway Projects and a new Marine Highway Rout ..
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has confirmed the availability of up to US$38 million in competitive grant funds through ..
Individual port improvement projects in three US states have been selected to receive grant funding under the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary ..
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) will award US$19.6 million in grant funding to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Sma ..