Money from the Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Ports Programme will be used for new drayage, cargo-handling equipment, reports New York's FreightWaves.
The Biden administration has released US$3 billion in funding aimed at cutting pollution at US ports, with roughly half of that going to electrify some of the country's largest container operations.
Of the 55 grant applicants across 27 states that were awarded money from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Programme, the top five winners - the ports of Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Virginia, Baltimore and Oakland, California - received $1.6 billion.
Much of that funding will go toward electric drayage trucks and cargo-handling equipment, along with charging infrastructure and battery energy storage systems.
'The new $3 billion in funding will strengthen supply chains, make American businesses more competitive, and keep consumer prices down while slashing carbon pollution and supporting an estimated 40,000 good paying jobs at ports across America,' said President Joe Biden.
The Maryland Port Authority, which oversees the port, will receive $146 million from the programme, which is funded by appropriations provided by the Inflation Reduction Act.
The biggest grant winner, the Port of Los Angeles, which received $412 million, will use the money to buy 425 pieces of battery-electric, human-operated cargo-handling equipment and to deploy 250 electric drayage trucks. It will also provide $50 million for workforce development, including union-related jobs.
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The Biden administration has released US$3 billion in funding aimed at cutting pollution at US ports, with roughly half of that going to electrify some of the country's largest container operations.
Of the 55 grant applicants across 27 states that were awarded money from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Programme, the top five winners - the ports of Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Virginia, Baltimore and Oakland, California - received $1.6 billion.
Much of that funding will go toward electric drayage trucks and cargo-handling equipment, along with charging infrastructure and battery energy storage systems.
'The new $3 billion in funding will strengthen supply chains, make American businesses more competitive, and keep consumer prices down while slashing carbon pollution and supporting an estimated 40,000 good paying jobs at ports across America,' said President Joe Biden.
The Maryland Port Authority, which oversees the port, will receive $146 million from the programme, which is funded by appropriations provided by the Inflation Reduction Act.
The biggest grant winner, the Port of Los Angeles, which received $412 million, will use the money to buy 425 pieces of battery-electric, human-operated cargo-handling equipment and to deploy 250 electric drayage trucks. It will also provide $50 million for workforce development, including union-related jobs.
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