Project Grant 693JF72340003

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Seacor AMH LLC a $778,350 project grant under the United States Marine Highway Grants program. The grant will support permanent dunnage fabrication and installation across Seacor AMH's fleet of 29 barges, advancing infrastructure projects related to documented vessels and port and landsite facilities. This will enable the continued growth of Seacor AMH's Memphis, TN to Port Allen, LA container shuttle service by mitigating landside...

The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $6,487,237 United States Marine Highway Grant to Fincantieri Marine Group LLC, a foreign owned for-profit company, to fund the acquisition of equipment to facilitate the safe, sustainable, and efficient transfer of project cargoes between shore and vessel. The grant funded two key components: 1) the procurement of 38 large and 6 small steel ship module stands to support ship modules during transportation and storage on solid...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. a $5.32 million Project Grant under the United States Marine Highway Grants program (CFDA 20.816) to advance projects related to documented vessels. Specifically, grant funds will be used by October 2022 through March 2027 to procure a new barge capable of handling both 40-foot and 48-foot shipping containers. This barge acquisition supports the program's goal of mitigating landside congestion and...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $5,250,000 Project Grant under the United States Marine Highway Grants program (CFDA 20.816) to the Port of Harlingen Authority. The grant funding will be used to procure necessary equipment and make terminal infrastructure improvements to support the project's goals of mitigating landside congestion, expanding transportation options, and realizing public benefits and cost savings through increased use of water-based...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded the Port Authority of Guam (PAG) a $9,332,831 project grant under the United States Marine Highway Grants program (CFDA 20.816) to expand the port's fleet of specialized container yard equipment. The grant will fund the purchase of equipment including 2 forty-ton loaded container handlers, 3 ten-ton empty container handlers, 5 five-and-a-half-ton forklifts, 1 boom lift, 9 container yard tractor trailers, and 2 forty-plug...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the United States Marine Highway Grants program (CFDA 20.816) will provide $1,702,911 to fund the design, construction, and installation of a portable barge ramp at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal (BST). The purpose is to support the movement of cargo between the Ports of Bellingham and San Diego as part of the West Coast M-5 Coastal Connector barge service. The project has two components: 1)...

This $11,896,292 Formula Grant awarded on September 19, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide funding for the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority to acquire a new passenger vessel. The vessel will be used to improve maritime transportation service between Puerto Rico's main island and the municipal islands of Vieques and Culebra. This grant is expected to allow the Authority...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $76.7 million Project Grant to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority on September 20, 2021 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund operating assistance from February 2020 through March 2033 for the Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority, a sub-awardee. The Maritime Transport Authority operates scheduled ferry services seven days a week that provide the only...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration under the United States Marine Highway Grants (CFDA 20.816) program will fund the procurement of two "Buy America" compliant reach stackers for the Port of Beaumont's container-on-barge service operating between the Ports of Beaumont and Houston. The $2,552,407 grant will enable the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas to acquire the primary cargo handling...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $9,047,000 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority. The purpose of this grant is to provide additional funding for the acquisition of one new cargo/passenger vessel to be used in the Puerto Rico island ferry service, which connects the islands of Vieques and Culebra to the main island of Puerto Rico. This funding will be used to...