Several US ports have secured a share of US$600m funding from the US Department of Transport’s (DoT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program, which awards federal grants for critical transportation needs around the nation.
Awards for 72 projects were granted, with seven classified by the DoT as “maritime”, totalling US$74m, while five freight rail projects accumulated $55m.
The Port of Seattle won US$20m to develop one of its four major container terminals, Terminal 46, enabling the port to serve super post-Panamax ships simultaneously, with a capacity of 10,000 teu each.
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