Inland waterways stakeholders interested in some of the many grant programs the federal government has to offer have a direct source for information: the Maritime Administration’s Inland Waterways Gateway Offices… Read More
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With President Donald Trump signing H.B. 7148 into law on February 3, Congress has officially appropriated $35 million for the Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program, quadrupling the program from… Read More
Facing yet another potential federal government shutdown in three weeks, top congressional appropriators wasted no time in advancing a conferenced Energy and Water Development spending measure as part of a… Read More
Stephen M. Carmel The Senate confirmed Stephen Carmel as the 21st administrator of the Maritime Administration as part of a December 18 en block vote of 53-43. In announcing the… Read More
Nicholls State University has been selected as the home of the newly created Louisiana Maritime Academy (LMA). The Bachelor of Science in marine transportation degree program at the… Read More
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime and Fisheries addressed shipbuilding needs in an October 28 hearing titled “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding.” In… Read More
On August 29, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the withdrawal or termination of $679 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects across America —including planned “wind… Read More
September 5, 2025 A divided House of Representatives narrowly approved a fiscal year 2026 energy and water spending bill that includes funding for key projects important to the nation’s waterways… Read More
On August 29, as covered in this issue, the Department of Transportation and Maritime Administration pulled $679 million from a range of offshore wind projects, calling their future into question. Read More
The Trump administration celebrated the christening of the State of Maine, which was built for the Maine Maritime Academy and will serve as a next-generation training ship. The vessel… Read More
