AASHTO - Freight Transportation Network

Chair -- Larry L. "Butch" Brown, Mississippi
Vice Chair -- Richard Nordahl, California
Liaison -- Leo Penne, AASHTO

State Initiatives

Governor Doyle Announces $800,000 Grant for Milwaukee High-Speed Ferry Service
Also Announces Additional $249,956 Grant to Fund Navigational Improvements in Brown County MILWAUKEE – At a groundbreaking event at the Port of Milwaukee, Governor Jim Doyle announced an $800,000 state Harbor Assistance Program (HAP) grant to support the Lake Express high-speed ferry service that will connect Milwaukee and Muskegon, Michigan when it begins operating this coming summer. “A key part of my ‘Grow Wisconsin’ Initiative is to make strategic investments in our transportation infrastructure in an effort to spur economic activity and create jobs,” Governor Doyle said. “This ferry service will provide a tremendous boost to the tourism industry in Wisconsin and Michigan, connecting travelers to Milwaukee’s wide variety of social and cultural activities with the many outdoor and other recreational opportunities along Michigan’s western shoreline.” Read More $800,000 Grant for Milwaukee High-Speed Ferry Service PDF Subcommittee Session--The U.S. Maritime Administration's Training Program
Transportation Research--Circular June 2004
Transportation Security Education and Training
Summaries of Presentations at TRB's 83rd Annual Meeting

The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) delegated to MARAD the requirement of Section 109 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) to develop standards and curricula to allow for the training and certification of maritime security professionals. The international maritime security mandate, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) International Ship and Port Facility Code of 2002 (ISPS), contains duties and responsibilities of maritime security personnel and training is indicated to ensure maritime security effectiveness. At the present time there are no formal required international or domestic training standards; however, this is currently under consideration by the IMO. In the interim, to be in compliance with ISPS, implementers must provide evidence of relevant maritime security training in their ISPS response plans.

The U.S. Maritime Administration’s Training Program Summary
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) presented the following summary of MARAD’s training program: http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/circulars/ec065.pdf PDF

NC STATE PORTS AUTHORITY RECEIVES FEDERAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT GRANT

WILMINGTON, NC - The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the North Carolina State Ports Authority to assess security needs and mitigation strategies at its ports in Wilmington and Morehead City. The ports are two of the 13 designated strategic ports by the US Maritime Administration, and are critical to the US Department of Defense's deployment requirements. North Carolina's two ports also are important economic engines in the State's economy, with cargo activities contributing statewide to over 80,000 jobs and nearly $300 million in tax revenues. To continue reading http://www.ncports.com/