GE’s Power Conversion business has been awarded a $40 million contract to supply the power and propulsion systems for the first two National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMVs) on order at Philly Shipyard.
In a first for the state, the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS) has been designated as a Marine Highway Project. Issued as part of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) America’s Marine Highway
The U.S. Maritime Administration is awarding more than $220 million in discretionary grant funding to improve port facilities in 16 states and territories through its Port Infrastructure Development Program. The Port Infrastructure
A $1.3 trillion appropriations package passed by the House on July 31 includes $389 million for MARAD for school ship construction. According to Texas A&M University, the funding was included by the
The Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and the Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) yesterday introduced
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded $9.5 million in America’s Marine Highway Program grants to eight projects. The funding supports the enhancement of navigable waterways and expands existing
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The program provides funding to assist
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s FY 2021 budget request for the Maritime Administration includes $300 million to “address critical recapitalization issues for state maritime academy school ships under the National Security Multi-Mission
MARAD has announced the award of more than $7.5 million in grants to nine Marine Highway projects. They include funding for several Container on Barge (COB) projects, conversion of a ferry from
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administrator, Mark H. Buzby, has presented the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Gallant Ship Citation Award and U.S. Merchant Marine Medals for Outstanding Achievement to the crew of