{"id":431,"date":"2024-12-10T09:37:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T01:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/georgia-ports-receives-120-million-for-electrical-and-rail-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T01:37:54","slug":"georgia-ports-receives-120-million-for-electrical-and-rail-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/georgia-ports-receives-120-million-for-electrical-and-rail-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Ports receives $120 million for electrical and rail infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has outlined plans to improve <\/p>\n

operational sustainability for neighbouring communities in Savannah and <\/p>\n

Brunswick as the driver of three federal grants totalling more than $120 <\/p>\n

million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Georgia<\/p>\n

A $49.8 million Maritime Administration grant will reportedly help ensure <\/p>\n

uninterrupted power supply at the Port of Savannah\u2019s Garden City Terminal.<\/p>\n

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The project will create an on-terminal electricity distribution network fed <\/p>\n

by GPA-owned generators and substations. The ability to more quickly restore <\/p>\n

power will protect temperature-controlled cargo such as food and medicine to <\/p>\n

minimise disruptions in the event of a natural disaster.<\/p>\n

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Georgia Ports Authority President and CEO Griff Lynch said a more resilient <\/p>\n

power supply is also key to a GPA initiative transitioning from diesel to <\/p>\n

electric-powered yard equipment. GPA will match the federal grant with $88.2 <\/p>\n

million.<\/p>\n

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Moreover, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded GPA $48.7 <\/p>\n

million to provide shore power at a total of four berths, three in Savannah and <\/p>\n

one at the Port of Brunswick. GPA will match the grant with $5.4 million in <\/p>\n

local funding.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The new electrical infrastructure will help ocean carriers meet carbon <\/p>\n

reduction goals by shutting off engines at the dock. Plug-in power will provide <\/p>\n

an expected annual reduction of 13,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per <\/p>\n

year, as well as a reduction of 250 tonnes of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides <\/p>\n

and particulate matter.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The EPA grant will also fund 16 new electric terminal jockey trucks and <\/p>\n

charging infrastructure. The electric trucks will replace older, diesel-powered <\/p>\n

models. Both measures will reduce emissions on terminals and for the surrounding <\/p>\n

neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are constantly looking for ways to be a good steward for our local <\/p>\n

communities near our ports in Savannah and Brunswick,\u201d Lynch said.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cThese federal grants will help us reduce the community impact of our ship, <\/p>\n

rail and truck traffic operations and emissions. We\u2019d like to thank our federal <\/p>\n

partners for their role in supporting our plans to reduce our carbon footprint <\/p>\n

and strengthen our business resiliency.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Board Chairman Kent Fountain highlighted the overpass the Authority is <\/p>\n

building at Ocean Terminal in Savannah which is now 60 per cent complete. It <\/p>\n

will take trucks from the port directly onto the interstate highway, avoiding <\/p>\n

local streets and reportedly providing more seamless access to inland <\/p>\n

markets.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the $29 million grade separation may have been more costly, the <\/p>\n

Georgia Ports Board chose this option to maintain the highest quality of life <\/p>\n

for our neighbours,\u201d Fountain said.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Additionally, the GPA has been awarded $26.5 million from the U.S. <\/p>\n

Department of Transportation to help construct Phase II of the Colonel\u2019s Island <\/p>\n

Rail Improvements project at the Port of Brunswick. GPA and rail partner Genesee <\/p>\n

& Wyoming Inc. will match the grant with $27.6 million.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The funding will complete the build-out of a new railyard needed to handle <\/p>\n

the growing volume of automotive exports and imports moving through Brunswick, <\/p>\n

reportedly the second busiest RoRo port in the US.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Phase I of the Brunswick rail project, funded by GPA at $22 million, is now <\/p>\n

under construction. When both phases are complete, the expansion will add nearly <\/p>\n

500,000 RoRo units of annual rail capacity, for a new total of approximately <\/p>\n

700,000 units.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cOur customers have expressed interest in increased rail capacity for <\/p>\n

exports of autos and high and heavy machinery. This project is a win-win for all <\/p>\n

port stakeholders, reducing port impacts on the local community while delivering <\/p>\n

needed capacity for exports,\u201d Lynch added.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Earlier this April, the GPA and Wallenius Wilhelmsen inked a 20-year <\/p>\n

terminal agreement to consolidate the company\u2019s port and logistics activities at <\/p>\n

the Port of Brunswick.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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