Issue / Ports
New Navigation Projects Will Receive $3.4 Billion of Initial IIJA Port and Waterways Allocations
Jan 21, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe White House this week announced that $10.5 billion of the funding for the Army Corps of Engineers water resources program from the...
House Panel Looks at Seaport Cybersecurity and CBP Staffing
Jan 21, 2022 | Katie DonahueThis week, the House Homeland Security’s subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, & Operations held a hearing entitled...
“Where’s The Beef?” Supply Chain Issues Centennial Recap
Dec 17, 2021 | Jonathan HammondMany of the goods imported into the U.S.—all told worth around $3 trillion—rely on intricate, finely-tuned international supply...
Exporters and Industry Representatives Testify at Senate Commerce Hearing on Supply Chain Issues
Dec 10, 2021 | Katie DonahueOn Tuesday, December 7, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Surface Transportation,...
White House Tries to Mediate Supply Chain Disruptions
Oct 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisFour months after creating a White House Task Force on Supply Chain Disruptions, and six weeks after appointing former Deputy U.S....
Webinar: A Model for Next-Level Interstate Collaboration with the Port Authority of NY and NJ
Oct 12, 2021 | Madeline GormanCreated by an Act of Congress in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's mission is to oversee the creation of vital...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Airports and Ports/Waterways
Aug 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisThere were many areas of infrastructure (to say nothing of non-physical "infrastructure") where the members of the bipartisan Senate...
House Panel Approves $8.7 Billion in Corps Water Funding (With $2.1 Billion Taken Off-Budget)
Jul 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisEarlier today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a draft bill appropriating $8.7 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers'...
Hearing Explores Larger Implications for Exporters in the Midst of an Import Boom
Jun 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the...
Hearing Explores What Happens to Exporters in an Import Boom
Jun 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the...
Biden Budget Continues Traditional OMB Approach to Corps of Engineers
May 30, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration has requested $6.8 billion in regular appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers' water resources program...
Port Spending Increase Under Biden Jobs Plan May Be Illusory
Apr 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's American Jobs Plan promises massive spending increases for all manner of public infrastructure. The White House says...