A $30 million federal grant will go toward a project to replace diesel yard tractors with electric ones and to construct electric equipment charging infrastructure in Long Beach, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday, Oct. 28.
The Middle Harbor Terminal Zero Emission Conversion Project, part of a $94 million federal effort in California to improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program, is being touted as a way to improve supply chain reliability through increased port capacity and resilience.
The California grants include the Fisherman’s Terminal Piling Replacement Project in Eureka, the Outer Harbor Terminal Redevelopment Project in Oakland, the Port of San Francisco Amador Street Infrastructure Improvement Project, the Port of Stockton Rail Rehabilitation & Upgrade Project, and the Seawall Replacement Project in Crescent City.