Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly gave final congressional approval to comprehensive water resources development legislation to invest in the nation’s inland waterways, ports and other critical infrastructure projects such as… Read More
Maritime Administration
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced August 23 that the Maritime Administration (MarAd) will establish a new, dedicated Gateway office in Paducah, Ky. Gateway offices provide assistance to public… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A new major defense law mandates a report on key challenges to ensure the U.S. marine transportation system and merchant marine are sufficient to support the nation’s economic and… Read More
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $4,872,000 in grants to six Marine Highway projects on August 8. The funding, provided by the Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Marine Highway program,… Read More
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, the retiring chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, unveiled a draft version of an infrastructure proposal to reignite a discussion on President Donald Trump’s… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) on July 24 announced awards of more than $20 million in grants to support capital improvements at 29 U.S. small shipyards as… Read More
Members of the waterways industry urged the Trump administration to be open and transparent and consider local input on its dramatic proposal to reorganize the federal government, specifically on consolidating… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army are moving forward with a proposed “Step 2” rule in their closely watched effort to redefine the contentious Waters of… Read More
Whether it’s credit card data, files stored in the cloud, power grids, cryptocurrencies, emails, key fobs, computer systems or communications, anything connected to the internet or that uses wireless technology… Read More
An 80-ton Grove mobile crane. A Vantage Oil Country lathe. A 440-ton marine Travelift. A laser CNC cutting machine and pipe bending machine. Electrical upgrades. A wash water collection and… Read More
