Specifications include, but are not limited to: New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) in conjunction with the Port of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ), and in close collaboration with North Atlantic Marine Highway Alliance (NAMHA), is seeking a consultant or consultant team to identify target markets and investment strategies to support the launch of an economically viable short sea shipping service along the North Atlantic Coast. The scope of work will primarily consist of conducting a shipper outreach and diversion analysis; developing a barge service, network, and operations proposal; creation of a cost model and economic benefits tool; and assembling a final action plan. Furthermore, the market areas of study generally include the following ports: Red Hook (Brooklyn, NYC), Port Newark (New Jersey), Davisville (Rhode Island), Bridgeport (Connecticut), Wilmington (Delaware), Portland (Maine), Hunts Point (Bronx, NYC), Norfolk (Virginia), Raritan (New Jersey), Albany (New York).