Did you know Tesla sold $428.0 million of ZEV credits in the 2nd quarter of 2020, helping to give the company its first full year of positive net income ever? All around the world, corporations of all sizes are paying more attention to their carbon emissions and finding environmentally friendly ways of doing business while […]
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Did you know that 1 small vessel can transport the same amount of cargo as 66 trucks in just 1 trip? Because they can carry more weight on water than what a truck can on land, vessels are the most efficient and green way to transport cargo domestically via the American Marine Highway. Watch
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The burgeoning U.S. offshore wind farm business will be the greatest opportunity for our maritime industry since WWII. Over the next 10 years the offshore wind farm business is projected to install approximately 1,300 towers in 18 fields, generating more than 17 GW of power. By 2035, the U.S. is expected to have 35 GW
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The American Marine Highway is an underutilized sector of the U.S.A’s Infrastructure. It consists of 250,000 miles of navigable waterways that operate–as the name suggest–a highway for vessels to transport goods domestically. The American Marine Highway and its ports and terminals already exist. Our water network, that costs nothing to create and little to maintain,
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In a changing world, the predominance of long-haul trucking is evolving. More and more companies are moving to regional and short haul trucking models. Along with rising tolls, increasing gridlock, changes to drivers’ hours of service, and expanding enforcement of interstate weight regulations, the development of electric as well as “driverless” trucks will impact the
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There is a transportation challenge facing the United States which must be addressed in order for the country to continue to grow and prosper, as summarized in the chart below. The road system cannot keep up with the projected growth in population and shipment weight. With roads already congested, any further increase is not sustainable.
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Written by Pat Roche Did you know that by utilizing a transportation infrastructure that combines trucks, trains and ships we can take back the #1 spot in global commerce? With short sea shipping, we will be able to add efficiencies to the trucking companies that will add jobs, and much needed revenue to the truck companies allowing
Written by Pat Roche Today maritime trading is a worldwide network of commerce handling approximately 90% of the world’s non-bulk cargo. Most of the world has already returned to the roots of ocean trading by redeveloping “Short Sea Shipping” networks, which increase the speed of goods transported as well as alleviate road congestion. John Cabot,
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Today the United States has two well-recognized surface transportation modes—rail and road— and a third, which largely is forgotten. Missing is the marine mode, known as the American Marine Highway. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the hardest to see. Less than .003% of the U.S. Department of Transportation budget is proposed to be spent on
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