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MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth and Grant Opportunities
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities June 17, 2025 Return to Alerts Page Two Layberth Solicitations are available for hosting MARAD vessels. For both, the bids are due July 14, 2025. If you have questions, please contact Henry.Puppe@dot.gov, and copy me Amanda.Rutherford@dot.gov. The requirements for the berthing space are outlined in each solicitation: Philadelphia area only:…
Read MoreCBP Announces National Commodity Specialist Division July 2025 Webinars
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities June 11, 2025 Return to Alerts Page The National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD), Office of Trade, is excited to present the next round of approximately 30+ commodity-specific, educational webinars to support our internal and external stakeholders. This year we intend to focus our webinars on Balancing Fair Trade, providing guidance to…
Read MoreMSIB 14-25 Hurricane Seasonal Alert
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities June 2, 2025 Return to Alerts Page Hurricane Seasonal Alert The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay, is setting Hurricane Seasonal Alert on June 1, 2025. Seasonal Alert will remain in effect through November 30, 2025, unless otherwise established. All vessels, facilities, and marinas are asked to take adequate…
Read MoreExchange Publishes Commemorative Beacon Celebrating 150th Anniversary!
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities May 8, 2025 Return to Alerts Page Read Online or Download as a PDF
Read MoreMARAD Pre-solicitation Synopsis for the Layberthing of 1 RRF Vessel in the vicinity of Philadelphia
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities May 1, 2025 Return to Alerts Page Pre-solicitation Synopsis for the Layberthing of 1 RRF Vessel in the vicinity of Philadelphia, PA of the United States Pre-Solicitation Synopsis Number: 693JF7-25-R-000010 – Pre-solicitation This is a PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS; it is not a solicitation announcement; thus, this synopsis neither solicits for proposals…
Read MoreCBP Pipeline #06-2025 Updating Agriculture Documents in Document Image System
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities April 17, 2025 Return to Alerts Page U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pipeline # 06-2025 April 16, 2025 To:        Customs Brokers, Importers and Others Concerned  Subject:   Updating Agriculture Documents in Document Image System  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists in…
Read MoreMSIB 13-25 PHILADELPHIA TO SEA MAINTENANCE DREDGING
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities April 1, 2025 Return to Alerts Page PHILADELPHIA TO SEA MAINTENANCE DREDGING The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay, is notifying mariners that the Philadelphia to Sea Maintenance Dredging has completed dredging operations in Marcus Hook Range and Marcus Hook Anchorage (No. 7) on the Delaware River. Safety zone…
Read MoreMSIB 12-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities March 22, 2025 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay is notifying mariners that the port has secured from modified Port Condition WHISKEY and has returned to Normal Port Condition on the Delaware Bay and River, Cape May Harbor and Canal, and the New…
Read MoreMSIB 12-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified)
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities March 20, 2025 Return to Alerts Page Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay, has set a modified Port Condition WHISKEY due to the forecast of high winds in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the next 12 hours.…
Read MoreMSIB 11-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities March 17, 2025 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay is notifying mariners that the port has secured from modified Port Condition WHISKEY and has returned to Normal Port Condition on the Delaware Bay and River, Cape May Harbor and Canal, and the New…
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