b"JUNE 26 - JULY 23, 2023MARYLAND PORTS 21(ENHANCEDcontinuedThe company completed a one-from page 16) month pilot of the Nikola Tre tunnelwillaccommodateBEV Class 8 truck last August, double-stacked container railthen added two electric dray-cars traveling to and from theage trucks to transport contain-PortofBaltimore,clearingers from the Port of Baltimore alongtimehurdleandpro- toIKEAsdistributioncenter vidingtheEastCoastwithinPerryville,Maryland,ona double-stackcapacityfromdailybasis.Theinitiativeis Maine to Florida, as well asprojectedtoremove11,000 the ability for double-stackedgallons of diesel fuel per truck containerstotransitbyrailand its emissions over a one-into the Ohio Valley and Chi- year period.cago.TheprojectinvolvesWerecommittedto clearanceimprovementsinoffsettingtheenvironmental the127-year-oldtunnelandimpacts from port operations at 21 other locations betweenwith green projects that meet BaltimoreandPhiladelphia.ourstewardshipgoalsand TheHowardStreetTunnel,provide community benefits,Expansion of the Howard Street Tunnel is scheduled to be completed in 2025.whichhasreceivedinvest- said Doyle. The introduction mentsfromthefederalandof electric trucks at the Port oftionalultra-large,neo-pana- truck gate complex and soft- Seagirt, and help us bring new state governments as well asBaltimorewillreducedieselmaxcranes,eachmeasuringwareupgradesthatimprovecargo opportunities to Mary-CSX, is expected to increaseemissions improving air qual- 450feetinheight.Thenewefficiencies for truckers. land. In March, Baltimores the ports business by 160,000ityfortheportandadjacentcranes, which are fully elec- Theseinfrastructureandthreeoriginalpost-panamax containers annually.communities. tric and emission-free, are parttechnological improvements,container cranes, which have The port received anotherAcontributionbothtoof a $166 million investmentsaid Doyle, will greatly improveservedtheSeagirtMarine federal grant designed to increaseenvironmental stewardship andatSeagirtbyPortsAmericaefficiencies for truckers access- Terminalsinceitopenedin itsintermodalrailcapac- infrastructureenhancementChesapeake.AlsoincludedingSeagirt,inadditionto1990,wereshippedoutto ity.Lastyear,theportwascame last year when the portare 15 hybrid-electric rubber- improving container-handlingthe Ports America terminal at awarded$15.6millionfromputintoservicefouraddi- tiredgantrycranes,anewefficiencies for ships that callPort Tampa Bay.the Federal Railroad Adminis-trations Consolidated Rail and Infrastructure Safety Improve-ments program to reconstruct the Seagirt Marine Terminals intermodal rail yard as part of the ports Rail Capacity Mod-ernizationProject.Theproj-ectwillbuildfournewrail tracks totaling 17,670 feet and two crane rail beams totaling 7,000 feet to support double-stackcontainertrains.Ports America Chesapeake, the ter-minal operator, is matching the grant with $6.7 million.Improving intermodal rail operationsisoneofourtop priorities,saidDoyle,and theinfrastructureimprove-ments made possible through thisgrantwillseamlessly complement our Howard Street Tunnelexpansionproject. Rail service from the Port of BaltimoretotheMidwestis already increasing. epa g ranT forH andlinge quipmenTAnother 2022 grant received by the Port of Baltimore came from the United States Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA),whichprovided$1.8PROUD MEMBER OF THEmilliontoreplacecargo-han- MARITIME INDUSTRY SINCE 1860dling equipment and dray trucks withcleanerandmoreeffi- Moran is one of America's oldest, largest, and most respected providers of marine services. Our first-cient models. The EPA grantratefleetoftugsandbarges,experience,technologicalexpertise,andrespectedstandingwithcomes from the Diesel Emis- governmentandregulatoryagenciesarecrucialassetsforsolvingourclient'sneeds.Wearesion Reduction Act (DERA),committedtocontinuousinnovationinprovidingmarineservicesinwaysthatimproveourand will assist replacement of four yard trucks, six forklifts,environment, our employees, our customers, and our community.one mobile welding unit, and three heavy duty dray trucks,LEADING PROVIDER OF:with newer and more energy-efficient equipment. The newShip AssistdraytruckswillbethefirstTransportation of Liquid and Bulk Cargoeselectric powered dray trucks toprovideserviceatMary- LNG Ventureslands Port of Baltimore.ThegrantwillfurtherEnvironmental and Industrial Servicesthehighlysuccessfuldiesel and greenhouse gas emissionCommercial Diving and Marine Constructionreductionprogramsatthe port, said Doyle. Learn MoreAspartofthatprogram, RoadOne Intermodal Logistics4616 Newgate Avenue 407-723-9610andIKEAcontinuedapilotBaltimore, MD 21224to test electric trucks, the first activity of its kind at the port."