U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and David Rouzer (R-NC) met with the North Carolina State Ports Authority to discuss the Port of Wilmington and Wilmington Harbor. The authority is in the process of running a feasibility study about Wilmington Harbor. Read More »

Several major transportation-industry groups recently encouraged Congress to approve a long-term highway and transit funding bill, rather than let it become another casualty of political posturing. The organizations are calling for sustainable funding for agencies involved in highway and transit programs, which they view as crucial for the U.S. economy. Read More »

Expanded deal aimed at modernizing air traffic management systems Read More »

Con-way, Inc. said Thursday that Gretchen McClain and Matthew Espe have become the two of the newest members of its Board of Directors.The appointments of McClain and Espe and the recent election of Wayne Shurts brings the board's membership to 13. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) said Friday it is encouraged by the U.S. Senate vote to approve the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Reauthorization Act of 2015. The statement was released by AAR President and CEO Edward Hamberger. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a branch of the United States Department of Transportation, recently released its April report on U.S. passenger airline employment levels. Compared to April 2014, U.S. airlines employed 2.6 percent more employees. Read More »

The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently began shifting to cloud computing, including forming a multi-modal Cloud Working Group, but has not yet developed a clear process to guarantee a smooth transition. Read More »

Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that intends to heighten passenger rail safety, improve existing rail infrastructure, and reauthorize Amtrak services. The act could be voted on in committee next week. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently released its report about the U.S. rail traffic rates throughout the week of June 7, 2015: from June 7 to June 13, there were 554,461 carloads and intermodal units on U.S. rail traffic, a decrease of 1.9 percent when compared with the same time period in 2014. Read More »

John Robert Smith, T4America chair and a former chair of the Amtrak board, recently made a statement responding to the Railroad Reform, Enhancement and Efficiency Act, a bill that could authorize funds to support Amtrak and passenger rail. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R- UT), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, recently released a statement about the committee’s hearing concerning sustainable and responsible funding solutions for the Highway Trust Fund. Read More »

Captain Collins-Williams at the Port of Newhaven, England, recently received and implemented a new GeoVS Portable VTS System, created by SRT Marine Systems Solutions Limited; the SRT Portable VTS is a vessel tracking system with full features and standalone abilities, which gives the port an added measure of security and assurance. Read More »

John Cox, the president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation, recently provided details about the Highway Trust Fund for two important congressional committees. Read More »

The new Metro Light Rail started its operations on May 23 and now offers high-quality transit for residents; the route will connect East Downtown (EaDo) to Downtown, the Texas Medical Center and the University of Houston-Downtown, as well as several other locations in the city. Read More »

According to Dalton, Georgia, Mayor Dennis Mock, carpet is more important than peaches, and he insists a strong road, bridge and infrastructure system is necessary to maintain his city’s title of the carpet capital of the world. Read More »

Gov. Charlie Baker recently granted a $5 million investment in the Massachusetts Regional School Transportation Reimbursement Fund. The fund, which received the supplemental finances for 2015, supports student transportation for 85 school systems. Read More »

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Operation Lifesaver Inc. recently partnered to promote rail cross safety at Long Island Railroad and Metro-North rail crossings. Their first action was to launch an extensive, multimedia advertising campaign. Read More »

Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently announced that a new, data-driven scoring process will be used to fund transportation projects for Virginia. This was the result of several months’ worth of meetings as well as input from regional and local governments. Read More »

Stevedores, which is located at JAXPORT’S Blount Island Marine Terminal, recently unloaded its first shipment containing new 53-foot wide-top pick cargo containers that will be used on the world’s first liquefied natural gas-powered container ships. Read More »

The North Carolina Department of Transportation and I-77 Mobility Partners have both filed individual motions with Mecklenburg County Superior Court for summary judgment. Earlier, the court denied the motion for a preliminary injunction that would stop the project. Read More »