MARAD published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for $500 million funding through its Port Infrastructure Development Program.

USDOT: $500 million for port improvement projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $500 million in federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). 

Project 11 will further improve Houston Ship Channel

Port Houston Project 11 marks another milestone

At its most recent monthly meeting, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved a $136 million contract award for segment 1C of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion – Project

Port NO:A sets new container-on-barge record

Port NOLA sets new container-on-barge service record

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) marked 20,500 container moves by barge during calendar year 2023, the highest since starting the container-on-barge (COB) service in 2016 in partnership with the Port

CHAMP barge alongside ship

EBDG’s CHAMP barge will be Wärtsilä powered

In a move to cut vessel emissions in U.S. ports, Seattle, Wash., based naval architecture firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has entered into a collaboration agreement with Wärtsilä that will see

Ports of Indiana people

Ports of Indiana makes personnel moves

To support strategic expansion, Ports of Indiana has made three personnel moves. They included hiring Doug Kowalski as general counsel, promoting Julie Petree as director of project delivery and welcoming back Kasia

Fireboat station dedication

Port of Long Beach dedicates two new fireboat stations

Officials dedicated two new Port of Long Beach fireboat stations March 1, enhancing the Long Beach Fire Department’s waterside and landside emergency response capabilities to better safeguard visiting ships, cargo and waterfront

KSM tugs

KOTUG takes full ownership of Kotug Seabulk Maritime

KOTUG International B.V. said today that it has concluded the acquisition of Kotug Seabulk Maritime LLC (KSM), taking full ownership of the business. KOTUG has acquired the interest held by its joint

EPA administrator talks up new Clean Ports Program

EPA launches new $3 billion Clean Ports Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today launched the $3 billion Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality at U.S. ports

The site has been utilized since the 1700s as a port.

Missouri intermodal port site attracting developers

The St. Louis Regional Freightway calls a 300-acre port district zoned property along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, Mo., a unique and unprecedented opportunity for intermodal port development, citing the location’s more than 2

White House briefed on port on Gaza coast

Administration moves to counter cybersecurity threat from made-in-China port cranes

The White House has announced a series of measures being taken by the Biden administration to enhance cybersecurity in U.S. ports and, in particular, address the threat posed by Chinese-manufactured port cranes.

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