MAPONY/NJ’s 30th International Maritime Hall of Fame (IMHOF) Award inductees represent a cross-section of maritime trailblazers who have demonstrated leadership, vision and a commitment to advancing the maritime industry throughout their careers: 

• Randy Booker-Chairman, Terminal Investment Corporation (TICO)
• Joseph S. Gregorio-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Pacific Crane Maintenance Company, LLC (PCMC)
• Rolf Habben Jansen-Chief Executive Officer, Hapag-Lloyd
• Mary Jo Muoio-Director of Customs and Trade, Amazon
• John C. Wobensmith-Chief Executive Officer, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

We’re excited to come together May 15, 2024, to honor an impressive list of individuals in the global maritime and transportation industry. Interested in getting involved? Place an ad in the Journal to show your support to the IMHOF 2024 honorees. This is the perfect opportunity to promote your brand to leaders in the industry! Contact us at imhof@nymaritime.org to place an ad.

Collaboration, Education and Workforce Development

On February 27th, the Maritime Association helped facilitate an an unforgettable learning experience for New York Harbor Middle School (NYHMS) students to visit the State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime College).

MAPONY/NJ member North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) reached out to help source transportation for the 110 students and faculty to SUNY Maritime College. Tapping into the resources of our membership, New York Cruise Lines answered the call.

Students embarked and returned at the Brooklyn Ikea dock. This type of collaboration is a true testament to the ingenuity of the NY/NJ Maritime Community coming together for the industry we are passionate about.

February 2024 Vessel Stats

Public Notices

The state, fishing industry, and OSW developer efforts to establish a regional fisheries compensation fund have reached the RFP launch stage. RFP 5554 Regional Fund Administrator for an Offshore Wind Fisheries Mitigation Fund is now live. The RFP is located on NYSERDA’s Current Solicitations and Funding Opportunities Page.

Applications are due by March 20, 2024.

USACE has received a permit application for authorization to construct a utility-scale floating energy storage system (FESS) in Wallabout Channel at Berth 20 of Pier K in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Kings County, City of New York, New York.

Comments are due by March 22, 2024.

The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that they are updating the user fees for seagoing towing vessels 300 gross tons or more and revising user fees for other inspected towing vessels.

This final rule is effective March 27, 2024.

A revised application has been received by the Commander, First Coast Guard District from AMTRAK for approval of the location and plans for further modification of the conversion of the three-parallel movable railroad spans from a movable to a fixed bridge; as well as the modification of the fender system. The AMTRAK DOCK RAILROAD BRIDGE vertical clearance will be reduced from 135-feet to 23.82 feet at mean high water and the horizontal clearance will be expanded from 200-feet to 215-feet measured normal to the axis of the channel.

Comments are due by March 29, 2024.

Newtown Creek Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council announced a Notice of Availability of, and Opportunity for Public Input on, the Draft Assessment Plan for Newtown Creek Natural Resource Damage Assessment.

Comments are due by April 15, 2024.

The Coast Guard is proposing to establish shipping safety fairways (“fairways”) along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, identified in the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study. Fairways would preserve the safe and reliable transit of vessels along well-established traffic patterns and routes. While vessels are not required to use them, fairways are designed to keep traditional navigation routes free from fixed structures that could impact navigation safety and impede other shared offshore activities. The Coast Guard recognizes that there is increasing interest in offshore commercial development, including offshore renewable energy installations, and believes this development is best served by the establishment of consistent and well-defined fairways. The proposed fairways would help ensure that offshore developments remain viable by allowing developers to construct and maintain installations without risk of impeding vessel traffic. The Coast Guard is also proposing to establish traffic separation schemes and precautionary areas along the Atlantic coast to further improve navigation safety.

Comments are due by April 18, 2024

The Coast Guard has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register related to proposed updates to cybersecurity requirements for MTSA-regulated U.S. flagged vessels, Outer Continental Shelf facilities, and U.S. facilities. 

Comments are due by April 22, 2024.

Two Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) were announced by the EPA. $3 billion in funding is available from the Inflation Reduction Act to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure, as well as climate and air quality planning at U.S. ports. 

NOFOs Close on May 28, 2024.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will be holding public hearings on the 2024 New Jersey Energy Master Plan. The 2024 EMP will be a public-facing document that incorporates progress information acquired through inter-agency collaboration and stakeholder feedback to build upon the 2019 EMP and help New Jersey reach its goal of 100% clean energy by 2035, amongst other key clean energy and climate goals and benchmarks. 

Comments are due by June 12, 2024.