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Baltimore wins US$ 31m for Dundalk Terminal upgrade as cargo volumes recover

News24 Oct 2024

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 co...

US ports win US$ 148M in grants to reduce pollution

News30 Apr 2024

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

New Orleans secures federal grant

News21 Dec 2023

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is to receive US$73.77M from the federal government to support the development of its Louisiana Internat...

Access to Port Newark’s northern gate to be improved

News7 Dec 2023

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 ...

Tiger VI funds announced

News16 Sep 2014

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

Tiger VI funds announced

News1 Sep 2014

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced 72 awards totalling US$584M will be made under the sixth round of Transport Investme...

Coastal shipping initiative wins DOT recognition

News22 Aug 2010

The East Coast Marine Highway Initiative, a partnership between Port Canaveral, Florida, the Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and the Por...

TIGER roars for mobile cranes

News1 Mar 2010

The recently-announced Transport Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants from the US Department of Transportation will provid...

TIGER on the rails

News1 Feb 2010

Rail emerged as the big winner when the US Department of Transportation announced the successful projects in its Transport Investment Genera...

US ports chase TIGER dollars

News1 Nov 2009

Ninety-five US ports have applied for US$3.32B in funding from the US$1.5B TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Di...

New tank car rule

News1 Jan 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has published a final rule aimed at improving the crashworthiness of rail tank cars used to transp...

Border decongestant called for

News1 Jun 2008

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is requesting proposals for “innovative approaches to ending traffic tie-ups at some of the nati...

Closing the visibility loop

News15 Dec 2002

If a location-reporting chassis could communicate with the container it is carrying and the container door seal, a major void in knowing whe...

US hazmat drivers seek time

News1 Sep 2002

The trucking industry is asking the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to postpone any additional hazardous materials security measures -...

Rethink for US hazmat proposals?

News1 Jul 2002

Government proposals to amend US hazardous materials transport regulations in order to minimise security risks are built on shaky foundation...

Port security funding

News15 Mar 2002

The US Department of Transportation (US DoT) has allocated US$ 93.3 mill to support the new port security grants programme to be administere...

Baltimore wins US$ 31m for Dundalk Terminal upgrade as cargo volumes recover

US ports win US$ 148M in grants to reduce pollution

New Orleans secures federal grant

Access to Port Newark’s northern gate to be improved

Tiger VI funds announced

Tiger VI funds announced

Coastal shipping initiative wins DOT recognition

TIGER roars for mobile cranes

TIGER on the rails

US ports chase TIGER dollars

New tank car rule

Border decongestant called for

Closing the visibility loop

US hazmat drivers seek time

Rethink for US hazmat proposals?

Port security funding

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CMA CGM’s revenue up 38.5% in Q3 2024

Will a new Trump Administration end the Clean Ports Program?

Alabama moves into 4th gear

Port of Guam approves STS crane replacement, seeks DoD funding to avoid Chinese suppliers

Pier VIII container terminal secures funding

Baltimore wins US$ 31m for Dundalk Terminal upgrade as cargo volumes recover

US ports win US$ 148M in grants to reduce pollution

New Orleans secures federal grant

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CMA CGM’s revenue up 38.5% in Q3 2024

Will a new Trump Administration end the Clean Ports Program?

Alabama moves into 4th gear

Port of Guam approves STS crane replacement, seeks DoD funding to avoid Chinese suppliers

Pier VIII container terminal secures funding

Montreal strike leads MEA to suspend salary guarantee

BC Ports start lockout

Central American connectivity push

Automating pin-setting for rail operations

Arvato introduces robots for automated unloading