NYC Jobs Plan Aims to Bolster Freight Network
spur 100,000 high-paying jobs over the coming decade across a number of sectors, including the City's maritime and intermodal freight and logistics industries. As part of the New York Works plan, the city will implement a multipronged strategy called Freight NYC that seeks to create 4,000 freight network industrial jobs by building more shipping and distribution infrastructure to connect NYC to the nation’s Marine Highway. According to the City, the median wage in the water transportation sector is around $72,000 a year, with a majority of those jobs highly unionized and accessible
Port of Seattle Preparing for the Future
have to move almost twice the amount of freight we move now, and our ports will need to be able to handle that exponential growth. In addition, the widened Panama Canal will soon allow super post-Panamax ship traffic, and ports will need to accommodate these massive vessels to compete in the global freight network. At DOT, we’re working to ensure they have the means to do so. The $20 million TIGER grant awarded to the Port of Seattle will help strengthen and extend an aging dock, enabling it able to accommodate two post-Panamax ships at a time. This investment will also allow the port to
