The United States will invest almost $580 million upgrading its port infrastructure. The new investment plans have been announced by the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD).
31 projects in 15 federal states are to be financed.
The port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is going to receive the bulk of the funding ($53.5 million) for a quay reconstruction project, while, $53.3 million has been allocated to finance a port emission reduction project at Port Everglades, Florida.
In addition, the Port of Don Young in Alaska is to get $50 million for a new cargo terminal, while the Port of Oakland in California has received $49.5 million to modernize its Outer Harbour Terminal infrastructure.
The funding is part of MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Programme (PIDP), which received $2.25 billion from the bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
In November 2023, the programme allocated over $653 million to support 41 port improvement projects nationwide.
Translation by Giles Foster
