Seats Open on New Maritime Advisory Council
The Maritime Administration is accepting applications from prospective members who wish to participate in the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council. MTSNAC advises and makes policy recommendations on the effective use and expansion of America’s Marine Highways; waterways and ports, and related intermodal, road, rail and marine highway connections. Application must be received by November 17. For additional information, contact Richard Lolich at [email protected] or (202) 366-0704.
Marine Highways RFP for Cost-Savings Calculator
In 2009/2010, the Marine Highways Cooperative (MHC) conducted an MPO Information Needs Study. Based on this research, the MHC wishes to contract services to develop a user-friendly online calculator to help transportation planners determine the public benefits of new or expanded marine highway services. Specifically, the MHC wishes to determine the annual cost savings in congestion, pollution, infrastructure development & maintenance, energy (fuel), and highway safety improvements over the first five years for new or expanded marine highway services. You can request the RFP from Richard Lolich, MHC Program Administrator by emailing [email protected]. The MHC requests interested entities to submit questions by August 15, 2010.