Marine Log - December 2008 - (Page 37) MARINEHIGHWAY vessel designs and DOD requirements for marshalling and MARINE HIGHWAY PROJECTS The Marine Highway Projects initiative will designate projloading capabilities. The MarAd rule solicits “recommendations” from public enti- ects that will provide the greatest benefit to the public in terms ty “Sponsors” for specific routes as Corridors. The Sponsors of congestion relief, improved air quality, reduced energy conmust be public entities which will include Metropolitan Plan- sumption, infrastructure construction and maintenance savning Authorities, State governments (including State Depart- ings, improved safety and long term economic viability in order ments of Transportation) and port authorities. The submis- to focus DOT/MarAd resources on those with the greatest likesions must include information for the: (1) Physical Description lihood of success. DOT/MarAd will solicit applications from public entity Sponof the Proposed Marine Highway Corridor; (2) Surface Transportation Corridor Served: (3) Involved Parties; (4) Passengers and Freight; (5) Congestion Reduccont. from page 35 tion; (6) Public Environmental Energy or Safety Benefits; and (7) SeaBridge Freight plans a safe, reliable, and low-cost domestic and ISO containPerceived Impediments. container-on-barge operaalternative form of capacity ers, ISO tanks, and flaMarAd will evaluate the recomtion between the Port of to its third party logistics, tracks, and can readily mendations based upon these Brownsville, Tex.,and Port rail and intermodal motor accommodate over-dimenseven criteria, and will publish the Manatee, Fla., with a 600carrier customers.” sional and overweight resulting Marine Highways CorriTEU capacity barge At an average speed of freight. Although SeaBridge dors designations in the Federal (approximately 300 truck8 knots, SeaFreight’s tug Freight’s principal business Register. Once a Corridor has been loads) that will be towed and barge service is expect- is port-to-port container designated, DOT and MarAd will by a 4,200 hp tug. ed to make the 800 nautiservice, it will team with work with the Sponsor to identify SeaBridge Freight presical mile trip between logistics partners at each and implement the actions necesdent and CEO Hank HoffBrownsville and Port Manaport to offer local drayage, sary to the Corridor development. man, said, “SeaBridge tee in four days. SeaBridge container transloading, Recommendations for Corridor Freight’s trans-Gulf of Mexi- Freight will offer clients the warehousing and other designations may be submitted at co service will provide a flexibility to utilize both services. any time prior to the close of business on February 9, 2009. TRANS-GULF MARINE HIGHWAY www.marinelog.com DECEMBER 2008 MARINE LOG 37 http://www.shipping2009.com http://www.shipping2009.com http://www.marinelog.com
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