Category: Impact & Regulations

June 11, 2019

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed an infrastructure bill providing funds for road and bridge projects in every city and town in the state. The legislation, known as “an act financing improvements to municipal roads and bridges,” authorizes $200 million […]

June 5, 2019

Under the newly announced changes, meant to tighten the economic pressure on the Cuban government, the United States will no longer permit visits to Cuba via passenger and recreational vessels, including cruise ships and yachts, and private and corporate aircraft. […]

May 23, 2019

INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING MELTDOWN: It wasn’t an unexpected outcome, but it did go down in dramatic fashion. A Wednesday morning White House meeting on infrastructure policy was derailed after President Donald Trump took umbrage at remarks by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]

May 17, 2019

FAST TRAIN TO NOWHERE: The Trump administration made it official Thursday: It’s rescinding nearly $1 billion in funding for California’s high-speed rail project, arguing the state has repeatedly violated the terms of a grant agreement. Our Tanya Snyder has more […]

May 16, 2019

HOUSE COMMITTEE DIGS IN: The House Transportation Committee grilled Elwell on Wednesday about the agency’s work on the Boeing 737 MAX, which is grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Our Brianna Gurciullo has you covered on […]

May 13, 2019

The ships in question are the crude oil tanker Ocean Elegance and the chemical and oil tanker Leon Dias. Both vessels delivered crude oil from Venezuela to Cuba from late 2018 through March 2019. The Department of the Treasury’s Office […]

May 10, 2019

IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74), which is commencing next week in London, will discuss an EU proposal on the exhaust gas cleaning systems. The proposal, which has been submitted by the EU 28 Member States and the European […]

May 7, 2019

Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced legislation aimed at repealing the 12% federal excise tax on certain heavy-duty trucks, tractors and trailers. Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) led a bipartisan effort April 29 […]

May 6, 2019

A group of U.S. senators is introducing legislation to boost domestic production of “critical minerals” that are often imported from China to make electric car batteries. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Sen. Martha […]

May 6, 2019

DRIP DRIP DRIP: Boeing test pilots didn’t know how strong the 737 MAX’s anti-stall system was or that it depended on only one sensor, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Also in the spotlight: who Boeing told and when about […]