U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin October 16 demanding a detailed accounting of whether the legal conditions and reporting requirements… Read More
Maritime Administration
Federal port infrastructure funding and a new Water Resources Development Act remain top priorities for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) as Congress approaches the end of… Read More
The Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance program is issuing a request for proposals for its Vessel Design Challenge. This challenge intends to fund multiple design… Read More
Small modular reactors (SMRs) could entirely recast the electrical energy picture for ports, vessels and maritime businesses. The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) is investigating whether and how nuclear power… Read More
Addressing the impact of processing delays on a specific group of merchant mariners, the National Maritime Center (NMC) announced case-specific relief for those with qualifying renewal credential applications. Read More
Infrastructure reliability and its connection to economic development dominated the 44th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference, held August 12–14 at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear,… Read More
Neither proposal for tax-incentivized Maritime Prosperity Zones in two recent House bills was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which typically covers some portion of maritime spending… Read More
“I was impressed by how many people wanted to get involved,” Brandon Phillips told The Waterways Journal. He was speaking about his experience at the American School… Read More
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy was joined on August 19 by Maritime Administrator Stephen M. Carmel, U.S. Representative Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and leaders from Texas’ Port of… Read More
A new freight study examining the underused connection between the Great Lakes and the inland waterway system is pointing to opportunities to move more cargo between the two networks… Read More
