The U.S. awards US$148 million in grants for port air quality improvements, focusing on electrification and reduction of truck emissions.

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is to receive US$73.77M from the federal government to support the development of its Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). LIT is to be built as the port’s new container gateway and to facilitate cargo movements on the Mississippi River and inland waterways of the United States.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has started work on a U$220M expenditure programme that will radically improve access to/from Port Newark’s northern gate.

Ports and rail freight projects feature heavily in latest round of TIGER Grants

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced 72 awards totalling US$584M will be made under the sixth round of Transport Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants.

The East Coast Marine Highway Initiative, a partnership between Port Canaveral, Florida, the Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, has received recognition as an initiative within the US Department of Transportation (DOT)’s new Marine Highways Programme.

The U.S. awards US$148 million in grants for port air quality improvements, focusing on electrification and reduction of truck emissions.

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is to receive US$73.77M from the federal government to support the development of its Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). LIT is to be built as the port’s new container gateway and to facilitate cargo movements on the Mississippi River and inland waterways of the United States.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has started work on a U$220M expenditure programme that will radically improve access to/from Port Newark’s northern gate.

Ports and rail freight projects feature heavily in latest round of TIGER Grants

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced 72 awards totalling US$584M will be made under the sixth round of Transport Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants.

The East Coast Marine Highway Initiative, a partnership between Port Canaveral, Florida, the Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, has received recognition as an initiative within the US Department of Transportation (DOT)’s new Marine Highways Programme.