APRIL 20, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) last week awarded approximately $59 million in grants under its Passenger Ferry Grant Program. “Passenger ferries play a unique
JULY 23, 2015 – The U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) is providing vital salvage assistance to recover historical artifacts, including cannon, from the wreckage of the Civil War-era CSS
JUNE 18, 2015 — Following the Panama Canal expansion in 2016, up to 10 percent of container traffic to the U.S. from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2016 budget request includes $70 million for ferry and ferry terminal construction in the Federal Highway Administration request, up modestly from the $67
JULY 18, 2014 — The Coast Guard has safely transferred 114 people off a casino boat that ran aground and became stranded about two miles northeast of Tybee Island, GA, Wednesday. No
MAY 22, 2014—The 81st annual National Maritime Day was marked in ceremonies held by the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. National Maritime Day was created by Congress to recognize the
The U.S. Maritime Administration sees its funding further reduced under the Administration’s 2013 Budget proposal. The President is requesting $344 million for FY 2013, compared with $365 million funded in 2011 and
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s FY 2012 budget request includes just $358 million for all U.S. Maritime Administration activities. However, the request for Marad’s Operations and Training is $162 million, an increase
