March 14, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayWhile electric vehicle manufacturing investments have been rising for the past nine years, a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) found that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 kicked things into overdrive, leading to $188 million invested […]
December 28, 2023
Via: Transportation TodayMembers of Florida’s Democratic Congressional Delegation recently sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, urging him to accept $320 million in federal Carbon Reduction Program funds to reduce carbon pollution and improve the state’s transportation network. Florida is the only […]
December 11, 2023
Via: Transport DiveAs trucking firms seek to move past sluggish conditions, the market continues to claw at loan repayments and carriers’ ability to survive. The failure of Citizens Bank, Sac City, in Iowa last month and credit risks with some banks’ portfolios […]
February 3, 2023
Via: AASHTO JournalThe Federal Transit Administration recently issued a notice of funding opportunity for nearly $1.7 billion in discretionary grants to support state and local transit fleet modernization efforts as well as to support transit workforce development programs. Applications are due by […]
December 29, 2022
Via: Transport TopicsEducational grants for careers as truck drivers and diesel mechanics are among $54 million in awards by the Texas Workforce Commission to schools to buy equipment and expand job options for students. “Texas continues to cultivate a highly skilled, diverse […]
December 14, 2021
Via: Offshore EnergyAs informed, NCLH has completed EGCS installations on 13 Norwegian Cruise Line ships which represent approximately 70% of operational capacity. The new systems are aimed at improving the ships’ environmental footprint by significantly reducing emissions, including sulfur oxides and particulate […]
July 22, 2021
Via: Hellenic Shipping NewsThere has been an increasing trend for private equity investments in the shipping sector to take the form of preferred stock in either publicly listed or private companies, rather than through a more traditional method of establishing a joint venture […]
January 29, 2021
Via: Metro MagazineInvestments in infrastructure to promote bicycling and walking under the proposed Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) could mean major health benefits and savings for residents across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region, according to a new study conducted by Boston University […]
January 26, 2021
Via: Transportation TodayFinancial projections released by an airport trade group show that U.S. airports will lose at least $17 billion due to the pandemic. A Jan. 14 report from the Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) found that between April 2021 […]
November 30, 2016
Via: Metro MagazineMayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced that its board has approved an amendment to its FY2016-FY2020 Capital Improvement Plan to include $75 million in funding for the Red Line Extension (RLE) project, a plan to extend […]