New Bedford: The Ideal Short Sea Shipping Hub

• New Bedford Comment to the U.S. Maritime Administration
• Port of New Bedford/Port Canaveral Corridor Request
• Distribution Centers
• Shipping Logistics
• Letter of Support from Mayor Scott Lang and Kristin Decas
• American Marine Highway (AMH) Presentation
• Port Pairing Study for New Bedford
• In the Press

American Marine Highway Briefing

• General updates on America’s Marine Highway; Includes policy, regulatory, funding, and press; Last updated March 20, 2010

Short Sea Shipping Legislation

• Marine Highway Legislation Table / Source: Coastwise Coalition
• Sponsor of HMT Exemption / Source: Coastwise Coalition
• Legislation written by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) to reduce congestion on America's roads and to reauthorize the Maritime Administration (MARAD) was signed into law on October 28, 2009 by President Obama as part of the FY 2010 Defense Department Authorization Act, H.R. 2647.
• Public Law 110-140 was enacted December 19, 2007 mandating the Department of Transportation to establish a Short Sea Transportation Program.  
• October 9, 2008, the US Maritime Administration published in the Federal Register (73 FR No. 197, 59530) an interim rule seeking comment for short sea transportation routes and specific marine highway projects under America’s Marine Highway Program.  

North Atlantic Ports Association, Short Sea Shipping Committee

• Briefing for 2009 Annual Meeting
• NAPA AMH Program Comment

I-95 Corridor Marine Highway Coalition

• AMH Program Comment
• AMH Corridor Submission
• Letter of Support Submitted by the Port of New Bedford
• Letter of Support Submitted by the Connecticut Maritime Commission
• Letter of Support Submitted by the Connecticut Dept. of Transportation
• Letter of Support Submitted by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
• Letter of Support Submitted by the North Jersey Transportation Plannine Authority (NJTPA)
• Letter of Support from the Maryland Port Administration (MPA)
• Letter of Support Submitted by the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD)
• Sample Letter of Support

Short Sea Shipping in the Press

• Posting prior to December 2, 2009
• Posting from December 2 to 20, 2010