Representatives Barragán and Carter, Senator Van Hollen Reintroduce Next Generation Shipping Act to Boost Clean Shipping
Representatives Nanette Barragán and Troy Carter, alongside Senator Chris Van Hollen, have reintroduced the Next Generation Shipping Act. This legislative proposal aims to allocate $1 billion annually to support the development and implementation of zero-emission-capable vessels, facilitate retrofits of existing ships, fund research into clean shipping technologies, and establish necessary clean-fuel and charging infrastructure. The lawmakers emphasized that this measure is crucial for the United States to keep pace with significant investments in clean shipping technology already being made by countries in Europe and Asia. The reintroduction of this act signals a renewed effort to push for federal support in decarbonizing the maritime sector, aligning the U.S. with global initiatives for sustainable shipping. The proposal seeks to address the current fragmentation of North American support for green shipping, which is presently distributed across individual ports and specific infrastructure projects, by i... 
