Port of Palm Beach Wraps Up $30MM Upgrade Project
South Florida’s Port of Palm Beach on March 23 celebrated the completion of a $30 million upgrade project, including the full redesign and automation of the main entrance, expanded truck lanes to
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HCPHC Completes Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard
The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) announced March 6 the completion of the Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard in Bay St. Louis, Miss. This $6 million investment, funded by the
Ports of Indiana Marks Second-Highest Cargo Year
Ports of Indiana on Feb. 13 reported shipping 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, the second-highest annual volume in its 60-year history. Cargo shipments at the statewide port authority’s rail-served Burns
Ports of Indiana Lands $11MM Grant for Rail Yard, Transload Facility
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded the Ports of Indiana an $11.249 million grant to construct a $16 million rail yard and transload facility at its Mount Vernon, Ind., location, the closest
![Rail-mounted gantry cranes work trains at the Port of Savannah’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal. Containers moving by rail from Savannah to the planned Northeast Georgia Inland Port in Gainesville, Ga., will avoid a round-trip truck route of 602 miles on Georgia highways. [Photo:Georgia Ports Authority / Stephen Morton]](https://www.old.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-12-at-6.33.03-AM-315x168.png)
Georgia Ports Advances Inland Rail Hub Plan
The Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Network Georgia plan to develop inland rail hubs around the state is gaining momentum, with federal environmental approval for an inland terminal near Gainesville, Ga., GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch reported May 11.
Feds OK Port of Long Beach Pier B Proposal
The U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) approving the Port of Long Beach’s planned $1.547 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project.
USDOT Awards $241MM for Port Improvement Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will distribute more than $241 million in grants to 25 port facility improvement projects under the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP); six are rail-related and will receive a total of $86.22 million.
FreightWaves SONAR: Savannah Expansion Projects Position Region for Intermodal Growth
The Port of Savannah is poised to expand service and rail capacity as the Mason Mega Rail project meets a production milestone.