Washington State

West Coast gets $102M for electric truck corridor

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $102 million to build an electric truck freight corridor along the U.S. West Coast.

The West Coast Truck Charging and Fueling Corridor Project, managed by the California Department of Transportation, will deploy charging and hydrogen fueling stations for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks along 2,500 miles of freight corridors in California, Oregon and Washington, according to the grant application.

The project will allow...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/west-coast-gets-102m-for-electric-truck-corridor

Could retail delivery fees gain traction with a Harris-Walz win?

Kamala Harris’ running mate in the 2024 presidential election recently approved a funding mechanism that charges retailers a 50-cent delivery fee to help fund road improvements in Minnesota.

The per-shipment fee, included in a transportation package Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law on May 24, is applied to last-mile shipments and is separate from other taxes or charges.

Walz’s elevation to the national stage as the vice presidential nominee on the Democratic ticket could also boost the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/could-retail-delivery-fees-gain-traction-with-a-harris-walz-win

Low rate initial production begins for US Army MSV(L) landing craft

A US Army MSV(L) landing craft

US shipbuilder Vigor Industrial has begun low rate initial production (LRIP) on the Maneuver Support Vehicle (Light) (MSV(L)) class of landing craft at its facilities in Vancouver, Washington. The MSV(L)s will replace the Vietnam-era Landing Craft Mechanized 8 (LCM-8) class of vessels in service...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-auxiliary-support/low-rate-initial-production-begins-for-us-army-msvl-landing-craft/

Florida’s Fisher Island Community Association taps local yard for new ferry

Rendering of a new 154-foot ferry ordered by Florida's Fisher Island Community Association

Panama City, Florida-based the Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has been awarded a contract to construct a new ferry for the Fisher Island Community Association (FICA) in Florida. The vessel will be constructed at ESG’s Allanton and Port St Joe facilities and is scheduled for delivery in 2026....

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ro-pax/floridas-fisher-island-community-association-taps-local-yard-for-new-ferry/

Washington boatbuilder unveils electric landing craft series

Rendering of Silverback Marine's new 24-foot electric-powered landing craft

Tacoma, Washington-based Silverback Marine has launched a new series of landing craft featuring all-electric propulsion. Each workboat in the series will have a length of 24 feet ( metres), a beam of 8.5 feet ( metres), and two Photon electric outboard engines. Also fitted are a fold-out dive...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/research-environment-training/washington-boatbuilder-unveils-electric-landing-craft-series/

High school seeks truck driver exemption for students under 18

WASHINGTON — An eastern Washington high school has petitioned federal regulators to let 17-year-olds enrolled in its CDL program obtain a commercial learner’s permit (CLP) to help students get a truck driver job immediately upon graduating.

Officials from Connell High School (CHS) in Connell, Washington, told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that with the exemption, students in the program would obtain a CLP and receive 180 hours of classroom, field and drive time instruction...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/high-school-seeks-truck-driver-exemption-for-students-under-18

US firm unveils Australian research vessel concept design

Rendering of a new research vessel designed by Glosten for the South Australian Research and Development Institute

US marine engineering firm Glosten has unveiled a concept design for a new research vessel for the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). The vessel will be used in the protection and management of local marine ecosystems. Development of the new SARDI vessel is funded by the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/research-environment-training/us-firm-unveils-australian-research-vessel-concept-design/

Spill response barge delivered to Alaska operator

Allison Creek, an oil spill response barge operated by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) of Anacortes, Washington, recently handed over a new oil spill response barge to Alaska-based Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. Designed by the Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) of Seattle, the vessel has been named Allison Creek after a creek in Valdez, Alaska. The...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/small-craft-world/pollution-rubbish-cleanup/spill-response-barge-delivered-to-alaska-operator/

New fast catamaran joins San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet

The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) of San Francisco, California has taken delivery of a new fast aluminium catamaran ferry for operation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Delphinus was built by La Conner, Washington-based Mavrik Marine to a design by One2Three Naval Architects of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/new-fast-catamaran-joins-san-francisco-bay-ferry-fleet/

Washington boatbuilder unveils new survey launch

Port Angeles, Washington-based boatbuilder Brix Marine has completed construction of the first unit in a new series of marine surveying vessels. The all-aluminium Lugudi Barana measures 30 by 10 feet (9.1 by three metres) and is powered by two 200hp (149kW) outboard engines. The hull skins,...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/marine-research-and-training/washington-boatbuilder-unveils-new-survey-launch/

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