USDOT Readout of Call with Supply Chain Stakeholders on Disruptions Caused by Red Sea Attacks

On Thursday, members of the U.S Department of Transportation’s Office of Multimodal Freight held a call with stakeholders across the United States supply chain on issues and disruptions stemming from the ongoing situation in the Red Sea. The Maritime Administration emphasized its continued...

Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $653 Million in Ports to Strengthen American Supply Chains

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects

Secretary Pete Buttigieg Remarks at PortMiami

Thank you. Thank you very much. You all know how to make a Transportation Secretary feel welcome. And powerful!

But of course, we are here to celebrate the power, not of anyone official, but of the transportation sector, and the power of transportation to make people better off,...

USDOT Strengthens Economic Supply Chain and Defense Operations

New investments in the Maritime Security and Tanker Security Programs expand the U.S. flagged fleet while strengthening support to DoD

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Grants to Support More Efficient Supply Chains Running on Our Marine Highways

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded nearly $12 million in grants to eight marine highway projects across the nation under the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP)

MARAD Designates Two New Marine Highway Routes

M-11 in Alaska will add over 6,500 miles to the marine highway system The M-79 route extends the reach of the Ohio River system by nearly 250 miles

Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at Port Houston Bayport Container Terminal Ribbon Cutting

Well, thank you very much, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. It is always a pleasure and an honor to work with you. I have known and admired the Congresswoman long before we actually met, long before I was doing this work and I was reflecting, I think between the visits we've done together here...

Secretary Buttigieg Appoints Members of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Advisory Council

Leading experts will advise the Secretary on continued improvements at the USMMA

USDOT Announces Funding for 27 Small Shipyards in 20 States to Help Increase Productivity and Create Jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $20.8 million in grant awards

St. Lawrence Seaway Begins Navigation Season

The St. Lawrence Seaway is a Key Link in the North American Supply Chain, Moves Tens of Millions of Tons of Goods Each Year

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