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Impact & Regulations, Travel & Public Transit

New FRA grants will support intercity passenger rail service

March 18, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said it had awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support multi-state and regional passenger rail service efforts. The $900,000 in Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grants, part of the […]


Travel & Public Transit

FTA announces $9.9B in formula funding for public transit

March 4, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Thursday it was making another $9.9 billion in federal formula funding available to support public transit infrastructure. Part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the funding is designed to help communities […]


Shipping

With natural gas in high demand, Shell forecasts global LNG growth will top 50% by 2040

March 1, 2024

Via: Offshore Energy

With tight supplies of LNG constraining growth while maintaining prices and price volatility above historic averages, the UK oil major highlights that demand for natural gas has already peaked in some regions but continues to rise globally, after the global […]


Infrastructure

Shared mobility: A revolution in urban mobility and beyond

February 29, 2024

Via: Intelligent Transport

Within a constantly changing world, public transport is an evolving sector. If you have an eye on mobility and how people move in their daily life, you will have heard this before. Here at the International Association of Public Transport […]


Vehicles

Ford electric vehicle owners can now charge on Tesla’s network, but they’ll need an adapter first

February 29, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Owners of Ford electric vehicles can now use much of Tesla’s charging network in the U.S. and Canada, but there’s a hitch. They’ll need to get an adapter that Ford will provide for free, although the company won’t start shipping […]


Impact & Regulations

Electric school buses are gaining traction in Bay Area schools

February 27, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

It was seven years ago that Matthew Belasco started worrying about the health of students riding the bus at Pittsburg Unified in California. As he watched hundreds of youth pile onto the big yellow vehicles each day, his eyes focused […]


Travel & Public Transit

New computer models can help improve airport landing delays

February 27, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Airport operations are affected by the unpredictable nature of flight times, departure delays, weather conditions, and other factors. Research from Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) uses computer simulations to show how airports can arrange landings to help reduce delays and […]


Shipping

China’s BYD lands auto shipment in car powerhouse Germany

February 26, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Thousands of cars from China’s BYD rolled off a ship in the German port of Bremerhaven on Monday, as the world’s biggest electric carmaker brought its challenge directly to Europe’s auto making powerhouse. The delivery was made by the BYD […]


Infrastructure

How technology can help infrastructure owners to fly

February 22, 2024

Via: Intelligent Transport

In Summer 2023, a billboard ad was wrapped around a construction site in Antwerp, Belgium. “Hey ChatGPT,” it read, “Finish this building…” The ad – which went viral and notched up thousands of approving comments – continued: “AI can do […]


Infrastructure

USDOT offers $1.256 billion grants to boost roadway safety

February 22, 2024

Via: Intelligent Transport

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced a significant opportunity for communities nationwide to enhance roadway safety through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant programme. With $1.256 billion in funding available, the initiative, established under the […]


Shipping

Maersk applies new PSS from Far East to East Coast South America

February 21, 2024

Via: Container News

Maersk is adjusting Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) rates for selected routes effective March 1 to 31 March 2024, to ensure continued global service provision. The changes in the peak season surcharge rates will be applied as follows: Read More on […]


Impact & Regulations

New Jersey law disrupts carrier insurance market

February 20, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

The top three carrier expenses are fuel, maintenance and insurance – things that are crucial to the success of a trucking company but that have seen a drastic uptick in cost the past few years. A new law in New […]


Shipping

Interview with Bureau Veritas: US LNG permitting freeze could unleash upsurge in renewables and hydrogen

February 19, 2024

Via: Offshore Energy

As nations around the globe continue to grapple with the effects of climate change, the enormous appetite for oil and natural gas is locking horns with the ever-increasing desire to transition away from fossil fuels and move to low-carbon and […]


Shipping

Panama Canal to invest more in sustainability efforts than past expansion

February 15, 2024

Via: Offshore Energy

The canal authority has earmarked $8.5 billion for capital investments, and a large chunk of that is intended for decarbonization initiatives, outpacing the massive investment made in previous groundbreaking expansion of the waterway. “We plan to embed sustainability into capital […]


Travel & Public Transit

USDOT announces $1.5 billion to upgrade and deploy clean transit buses in America

February 12, 2024

Via: Intelligent Transport

The U.S. Department of Transportation‘s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has unveiled a historic investment of approximately $1.5 billion to revitalise U.S. transit vehicle manufacturing, particularly focusing on zero-emission buses, bus facility development and workforce enhancement. This funding, made possible […]


Shipping

Swiss Re report captures the extent of global shipping disruption

February 8, 2024

Via: Splash 247

Insurer Swiss Re has come up with a chart to highlight the dramatic changes to the world seaborne map in recent years as shipping faces disruption in the Red and Black Seas as well as the Panama Canal and multiple […]


Travel & Public Transit

Pennsylvania budget proposal includes $282.8M for public transit

January 31, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget proposal would increase public transit funding by 1.75 percent, a $282.8 million investment, and provide nearly $1.5 billion in new state funding over five years. The proposal would deliver the funding needed to avoid […]


Impact & Regulations

Departing US road safety chief says agency has the people and knowhow to regulate high-tech vehicles

January 30, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

In the past 15 months, no one has been more responsible for safety on the nation’s roads than Ann Carlson. For much of that time she has served as acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, where she […]


Vehicles

Vehicle networking environment information sharing based on distributed fountain code

January 29, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Intelligent Transportation systems (ITS) have shown great potential in smart cities in recent years. Using information processing and communication technology, ITS significantly improves the quality of urban traffic operation and service. Autonomous vehicles (AVs), a key component of ITS, are […]


Impact & Regulations

U.S. senators introduce bipartisan evacuation planning legislation

January 19, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation on Wednesday that would help state and local governments improve emergency evacuation plans. The Emergency Vehicle and Community (EVAC) Planning Act, S. 3605, would require the U.S. Department of […]