EPA to award $3 billion through Clean Ports Program
Funds available through two grant programs to support zero-emission infrastructure and climate initiatives
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U.S. investing $20 billion in American-made shipping cranes
Executive order also calls for Coast Guard to help bolster cybersecurity at nation's port's
Minnesota awards $18 million to seven port improvement projects
Largest amount, $7.57 million, will go to Duluth Seaway Port Authority to abate hazardous materials and create a temporary storage area at the Port of Duluth-Superior
Cleveland-area port improvements get $32 million boost
Facility's 50-year-old Warehouse A can’t accommodate the evolving technology the port needs for successful operations
Georgia port improvements $15 million boost
Plans call for demolishing and replacing two berths listed in “marginal” and “condemned” conditions
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City of Nome sign partnership to improve port
Changes will include a new deep-water basin with an increased depth and enlarging the outer basin, which will require dredging
Port NOLA to receive $226 million grant for container terminal
Facility would occupy 400 acres, strategically located near rail and road networks, to host the container terminal and surrounding infrastructure
California to use $75 million to upgrade, decarbonize, rehabilitate ports
Largest award, $52.6 million, will allow port of Long Beach to add a third intermodal railroad track to a port channel crossing
FTA grants $220 million to help modernize ferry systems
Grants will fund 13 modernization projects in eight states and American Samoa. The grants will cover 80% of a project, with the local entity providing the remaining 20%
Port Authority invests $410 million to rehab rail, wharfs in New York and New Jersey
Approval allows Port Authority staff to start issuing multiple contracts for the two programs, which will begin in 2024
