https:\/\/www.maritime.dot.gov\/grants-finances\/marine-highways\/grants<\/a>\u202ffor more information or to apply.\u202f<\/p>\nThe four new Marine Highway Projects include:\u202f<\/p>\n
Riverbulk Steel Shuttle (North Carolina):\u202fThe Project Designation will support an existing barge service that transports steel plates along the existing M-95, M-64, and M-495 Marine Highway corridors. This service runs from the Riverbulk Terminal in Edenton, N.C. to locations in Norfolk, Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, and ports in New Jersey utilizing a covered hopper barge for Lift-On\/Lift-Off (Lo\/Lo) operations. Cargo transits the Chowan River, Albemarle Sound, Intercoastal Waterway and its tributaries, the Chesapeake Bay, C&D Canal, and the Delaware River. The destination ports within this service can handle barge cargo and significantly reduce the number of trucks on the road as well as reduce shipping costs for Nucor Corporation and any other beneficial cargo owners that will use this service.\u202fThe applicant is expecting to eventually seek grant funds to support the acquisition of a Buy American-compliant barge.<\/p>\n
Yakutat, Alaska\u2019s Freight Expansion Service (Alaska):\u202fThe Project Designation will serve the City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska through the expansion of an existing freight service on the M-5 (AK) Marine Highway Route. The overall operation of the proposed project includes fishing vessels, freighters carrying vehicles, heavy equipment, building supplies, passengers, food and supplies, pleasure vessels, and commercial vessels. The project will include the eventual extension of the dock. The extended sheet-pile-type dock will eliminate most pilings and reduce damage overall. The project sponsor expects that this project will put them in a better position to handle larger vessels and handle a greater quantity of ships.\u202f<\/p>\n
Unalaska Express (Alaska):\u202fThe Project Designation will support the growth of the CMA CGM barge terminal currently operating in the City of Unalaska\u2019s International Port of Dutch Harbor that utilizes the Alaska M-5 route to connect Kodiak, Seward, and Valdez. Currently, the CMA CGM Dutch Harbor Terminal serves as a port of destination for Alaskan commodities, which is critical to the state\u2019s economic growth. The terminal already has an existing barge service that operates throughout the Aleutian Islands serving the people of Alaska. This project will result in a 20 percent increase in cargo volumes and will provide a safer working place for Alaskan workers.\u202f<\/p>\n
Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Services Project (Puerto Rico):\u202fThe Project Designation will establish reliable routes among Ceiba, Culebra, and Vieques that will allow island residents access to the essential services located primarily on the main island, such as food, groceries, furniture, construction services, materials, and equipment. Currently, the ferry service is the only way to bring palletized and unitized freight to the island. The project will promote better development opportunities for residents and businesses through the development of both Ceiba and the Municipality Islands. All the goods and services available in the islands are dependent on the limited maritime freight vessels available now.\u202fThis designation reinforces the importance of maritime transportation as the economic lifeline for Culebra and Vieques.\u202f<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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