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Association News At Sea & Ashore
April 2023
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Once again, the Port of New York and New Jersey has regained the top spot as the busiest Port in the nation not only in February 2023 but for all of 2023 to date. Many of the members of the Association collaborate in order to make this happen. As the Port has evolved, collaborating has become an essential tool in the transportation industry and is no longer reserved for times of crisis. Effective collaboration also brings stakeholders together to work towards the achievement of a common goal by thinking, brainstorming, and offering various perspectives. When collaborating – which goes a long way in raising the level of motivation and morale for all involved.
The Maritime Association encourages all it's members to collaborate and is happy to facilitate opportunities to help transform the supply chain into the true value chain it is to the public. Reach out and let us know how the Maritime Association can advocate on your behalf.
membership@nymaritime.org
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Thanks to all the generous sponsors and supporters of the 29th International Hall of Fame Awards Dinner, this event is once again SOLD OUT. You can show your support to the honorees through an ad in the Journal or through a sponsorship which includes recognition through our promotional materials and throughout the event. The awards will be presented at one of the industry’s most widely attended dinner gala events, which will be held on May 17th at The Lighthouse, Pier 61, at Chelsea Piers in New York City.
The Hall of Fame will induct the following shipping and intermodal leaders for their leadership and commitment to advancing the maritime industry throughout their careers:
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Griff Lynch, Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority
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Brian Buckley McAllister, President, McAllister Towing
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Jeremy Nixon, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd
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Semiramis Paliou, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Diana Shipping Inc. & Chairperson, Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (“HELMEPA”)
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Bill Shea, Chief Executive Officer, DCLI
For more information on ways to support the awardees with a journal ad or a sponsorship, please contact imhof@nymaritime.org by April 20th.
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NOAA seeks candidates to apply for the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) who are an expert in their field and can bring their voice to advise on NOAA data, products and services. Expertise areas sought include geodesy and geospatial, hydrographic surveying and mapping experts, ports, shipping, the boating community, scientists and academics, state and local experts, and a wide variety of other areas. The HSRP is focused broadly on navigation, observations and positioning services such as surveys, charting and safe navigation, tides and currents, sea levels, lidar, datums, precise positioning and more including the underlying data needed for climate change adaptation and resilience.
Self Nominations are due April 28, 2023
| An application has been received by the Commander First Coast Guard District from the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TB&TA) for a U.S. Coast Guard Bridge Permit to construct the Throgs Neck Bridge new fender system. | PATH has submitted a Temporary Deviation request for Hackensack River waterway users as of March 2023. | |
Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the FY 2023 PIDP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
This funding opportunity awards grants on a competitive basis to assist in funding projects that improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports. Eligible projects include port electrification master planning; cargo handling equipment and harbor craft replacements; electric charging or hydrogen refueling infrastructure for drayage trucks and locomotives; idle reduction infrastructure; worker training to support electrification technology; and other environmental and emissions mitigation measures.
Applications are due by April 28, 2023.
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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has opened the application process for a $16.1 million program that provides grants to buy and install electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Applications are due by May 12, 2023
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Opens third Offshore Wind Solicitation of between 1.2 GW and 4 GW.
The application window closes June 23, 2023.
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To find out more on how to become a member of the Maritime Association of the Port of NY & NJ, please click the link below. | Vane Brothers is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. From humble beginnings as ship chandlers in Baltimore, the two original Vane brothers (Captains Burke and Allen Vane) teamed with their cousins in the Hughes family to build a thriving maritime operation. Today, 125 years after the company’s founding, Vane Brothers is a premier marine transportation provider with vessels at work on the U.S. East, West and Gulf coasts, as well as in the Great Lakes region and the Caribbean. Learn more about the company’s growth and diversification by watching a series of brief 125th-anniversary videos posted throughout 2023. | Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors Association (MMMCA) achieved in 2022 one of its highest total hours of training with their Port Technical Training Institute (PTTI). MMMCA working in conjunction with PTTI is supporting the need to get mechanics through appropriate training courses.There were 248 mechanics who attended training classes at PTTI for a total of 8,976 hours of training. | The Port Authority of NY & NJ has an incentive program to get vessels onboard to slow near Port. | The Maritime Association is happy to share news about its members. If your organization is receiving an award, or has other notable news, get in touch with us! | | |
New York & New Jersey Harbor News | | | |
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Murphy Administration announces $27.8 million in
FY23 Rail Freight Assistance Program Grants
| The grants help support economic activity by preserving and improving the existing freight transportation system and by making freight rail service more widely available for businesses throughout the state. Rail freight improvements support the state’s clean energy, congestion mitigation, and sustainable development goals. | | | |
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Coast Guard awards crews that responded to Staten Island Ferry fire | Rear Adm. John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, and Capt. Zeita Merchant, the Coast Guard Sector New York commander and Captain of the Port of New York, present crews and representatives of agencies that responded to the Sandy Ground, a Staten Island Ferry, fire that happened Dec. 22, 2022. | | | |
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Rising Star: Offshore Wind Scholarship | The Business Network for Offshore Wind’s Rising Star: Offshore Wind Scholarship is awarded each year to college-bound high school seniors who have demonstrated impeccable academic achievement and a keen interest in pursuing a career in offshore wind renewable energy. Each scholarship award will be for a total of $5,000, which must be used toward tuition fees. | | |
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Since 1873, the Maritime Association has advocated, protected and encouraged trade through the commercial maritime industry in New York and New Jersey.
As a nonprofit trade association, the Maritime Association serves it's members by affecting policy change on local and national levels while promoting the regional industries maritime services at sea and ashore.
Stakeholder engagement is vital to the Maritime Association in order to ensure the security of maritime assets, the sustainability of the marine environment and grow the competitiveness of port services.
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