Comment Submitted by Virginia Maritime Association
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Summary: The Virginia Maritime Association, a trade association representing over 450 maritime-related businesses, supports the full build-out of the proposed Atlantic Coast shipping safety fairways. They specifically urge the Coast Guard to select Alternative 2, which includes east-west fairway extensions to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), to ensure safe navigation and deconfliction with offshore energy projects.
The Virginia Maritime Association is the 106-year-old trade association representing over 450 businesses directly and indirectly engaged in the flow of waterborne commerce through Virginia’s ports, to include vessel operators, marine terminal & warehouse operators, shipbuilding & repair yards, trucking firms, offshore wind developers, and all manner of companies involved in freight transportation and logistics. As the “Voice of Port Industries,” we write to reaffirm our support for the full build-out of the proposed Atlantic Coast shipping safety fairways, including the east-west fairway extensions to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and to respectfully encourage the Coast Guard to advance Alternative 2 as the Final Action. Please see attached letter.