U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced the appointment of 25 new members to the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC). The MTSNAC’s Charter is to advise the Secretary, through the
The Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville has completed $24 million in infrastructure enhancement projects. The port received a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant in 2015 initiating big changes in Jeffersonville.
The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore will receive $15.6 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Consolidated Rail and Infrastructure Safety Improvements (CRISI) program for its rail capacity modernization project. The
Retired General Stephen R. Lyons, former commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, will be the new port and supply chain envoy to the Biden administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. General Lyons
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey has inducted six more industry leaders into its International Maritime Hall of Fame. The awards were presented before a record-breaking
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) will shortly be taking delivery of Damen’s first all-electric tugboat. With a bollard pull of 70 tonnes, the Damen RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, will
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced that up to $684.3 million is now available for Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants. The grants will be awarded, on a
Robert W. Murray has been selected to lead the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) as its next president effective May 19, 2022. He will work with current NAWE president, Lauren Brand,
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has named Marcelo “Yudi” Takizawa as its director of trade development. Takizawa, who comes to the port authority from Vopak, has more than 20 years of
“For the first time in decades, the Port of Galveston will be able to reach its full economic and commercial potential as a deep-water port,” says port director and CEO Rodger Rees,