San Francisco Bay Ferry’s board of directors has authorized the purchase of America’s first three battery-electric, zero-emission high-speed passenger ferries. The $46 million contract was awarded All American Marine Inc. (AAM), Bellingham,
By Emily Alexander, Associate Carbon Scientist, Tunley Environmental Sustainability consultancy Tunley Environmental is working with ports on the Great Lakes, including Detroit, to help them to decarbonize. Here, Alexander gives her advice
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced the selection of 55 applicants from 27 U.S. states and territories to receive nearly $3 billion through its Clean Ports Program. The agency anticipates making
The American Waterways Operators, the trade association of the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry, and three maritime labor unions have written a joint letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator
By Dr. Andreas Bodén, CTO, PowerCell Group Shore power infrastructure in ports is currently limited, and when multiple ships try to connect at once it can easily require more power than the
Pending Canadian ballast water management regulations have been slammed as “the epitome of an unfair business practice,” by the U.S. based Lake Carriers Association (LCA), which filed a petition asking the Federal
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have announced an agreement that aims to enable the city to
Virginia power utility Dominion Energy reports that its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has marked two milestones. In the first of these, its Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV)
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).
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues to get push back on a commercial harbor craft (CHC) regulation slammed as “unworkable” and “deeply flawed” by the American Waterways Operators (AWO), even before
