DOT Funds Major Upgrades of Supply Chain Infrastructure at Ports

The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently awarded $241 million in grants for port infrastructure.

The grants are expected to nearly double annually for five years starting next year (to $450 million).

Disbursed through MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program, the grants will be allocated immediately to 25 projects in 19 states.

The allotments include $52.3 million to the Port of Long Beach, CA, which will boost rail capacity with several new features: a new locomotive facility, 10,000-foot support track, and extensions of five existing tracks.

The new Long Beach construction will expedite freight movements, while reducing the number of required truck trips.

Other awards include $18.3 million to Houston, TX, for a 39-acre greenspace at the Bayport Container Terminal; $15.7 million to Tacoma, WA, for construction of an off-dock container support facility; and $14.6 million to Brunswick, GA, to build a fourth berth for cargo ships at Colonel’s Island Terminal.

For the full list of recipients, click here.

This article comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Dec. 30, 2021, Grain Transportation Report.

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