Access to Port Newark’s northern gate to be improved

The Port of Baltimore has secured a US$ 31m grant for the Dundalk Terminal upgrade as the port recovers from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, now handling 90% of the ships it managed a year ago.

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 14,400 TEU capacity CMA CGM THEODORE ROOSEVELT is the largest container ship to call at the Port of NY/NJ and pass under the newly-raised Bayonne Bridge

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.