The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded PortMiami a $25 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant to accumulate electrical and hybrid cargo dealing with gear. PortMiami says its Electrification Undertaking will exchange diesel gear with new equipment, which can scale back upkeep, greenhouse gases, and different emissions from the port.
The grant will fund a complete of hybrid vans, electrical terminal tractors, twin charging stations, and the infrastructure to attach and cost the gear for 2 cargo terminals. The Electrification Undertaking can even exchange present diesel-powered reefer (refrigerated) turbines with new all-electric reefer shops.
“I wish to thank President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary Buttigieg for his or her continued assist of PortMiami and Miami-Dade County’s progressive packages,” mentioned Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “The transition to electrical gear offers job alternatives for the Port’s workforce improvement packages, whereas defending the atmosphere for future generations. Having a future-ready infrastructure will enable PortMiami to work and develop extra effectively and sustainably.”
On October 21, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg introduced greater than $4.2 billion in funding for a complete of 44 initiatives from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda via two main discretionary grant packages, the Nationwide Infrastructure Undertaking Help (Mega) grant program and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program.
PortMiami has been working to decrease emissions for a few years from constructing administration techniques, which monitor the usage of electrical energy in its cruise terminals, to electrical cranes, investments with cargo companions for electrical rubber-tired gantry cranes, gates, yard gear, and on-dock intermodal rail service. The Port additionally has a $4.2 Billion Capital Enchancment Program (CIP) over the subsequent 5 years, all centered round Internet Zero efforts. The seaport has a visionary and transformational program to develop the nation’s first end-to-end web zero carbon emission provide chain, according to Miami-Dade County’s 2030 purpose to scale back emissions by 50%. Future CIP initiatives embody hybrid/electrical tugboats, new tremendous Submit Panamax electrical gantry cranes, cargo yard modifications, railyard capability upgrades, and different renewable power sources.
PortMiami is acknowledged because the Cruise Capital of the World and World Gateway of the Americas. The port is amongst Miami-Dade County’s largest financial engines contributing $61 billion yearly to the native financial system and supporting greater than 340,000 jobs.
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