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Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program for FY 2022-23 – Project Award Descriptions

State
Applicant Name
Project Title
Project Location
Project Description
Amount Granted
Alabama University of Alabama Implementation and Demonstration of On-Truck Fuel Injection Technology to Reduce Idle Emissions at Port Facilities Port of Mobile The University of Alabama will receive $4 million to implement a new fuel injection technology on trucks at the Port of Mobile that will reduce fuel consumption and cut emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants from idling trucks. Studies and continued testing of the new technology will be conducted at the port facility and has the potential for use nationwide. $4 million
California Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT LLC) LBCT Electrification Advancement Project (LEAP) Long Beach Container Terminal The Long Beach Container Terminal, one of the nation’s busiest container terminals, will receive $34.8 million to replace 149 diesel- and gas-powered trucks and six shuttle buses with zero-emission technologies and install 155 electric charging units. The project will improve overall efficiency at the container terminal by minimizing truck idling and gate congestion while addressing worker safety, climate change and sustainability. $34.8 million
California Wattever, Inc. WattEV TaaS Deployment (WTD) Project Port of Long Beach WattEV will receive $9 million to purchase 40 Class 8 battery electric trucks at the Port of Long Beach. The project will make heavy-duty, zero emissions truck technology more accessible, affordable and available to independent owner-operators, shippers, and carriers in support of a new generation of clean, short-haul trucking. $9.1 million
California Port Department of the City of Oakland Powering Progress: Electrification of Materials Transport at the Port of Oakland Port of Oakland The Port of Oakland and its partner, Eagle Rock Aggregates, will receive $4 million to purchase four, Class 8 electric trucks, one electric street sweeper, one electric pick-up truck, and eight EV chargers at Eagle Rock Terminal. In addition, funding will replace one aging diesel truck with a Class 8 electric truck and charger. All improvements are designed to reduce port-related emissions from idling trucks and facilitate charging at the port rather than refueling at nearby facilities. $4 million
California Voltera Power, LLC Voltera Electrification of American Ports (VEAP) Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Voltera Power, a zero-emissions refueling infrastructure provider, will receive $1.7 million to build a large-scale charging project near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The project will reduce emissions from port-related traffic by providing parking and charging services for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) fleets. $1.7 million
Florida Crowley Logistics, Inc Florida Port Electrification Project Port Everglades Terminal, Talleyrand Marine Terminal, Port of Jacksonville Crowley Logistics, Inc. will receive $8.3 million to reduce truck emissions, queueing, idling and traffic congestion at two ports in Florida - the Talleyrand Marine Terminal in Jacksonville and the Port Everglades Terminal in Fort Lauderdale. The project includes replacing diesel-powered trucks with electric utility tractor rigs and installing high-power DC fast chargers.  $8.3 million
Florida Jacintoport International LLC Emissions Reductions Through Automation Seaboard Marine, PortMiami Jacintoport International will receive $1.8 million to install new terminal operating systems at the Seaboard Marine Port in Miami.  The terminal improvements will reduce truck idling time at the gates by at least 10 minutes, which, in turn, will ease truck congestion within the port and roads leading to the ports. The new system will improve the efficiency of trucks picking up or dropping off containers in the yard, reducing their operating time, the amount of carbon emissions, air pollutants and noise associated with idling trucks and equipment. $1.8 million
Georgia Voltera Power, LLC Voltera Electrification of American Ports (VEAP) Port of Savannah Voltera Power, a zero-emissions refueling infrastructure provider, will receive $7.8 million to build a large-scale charging project near the Port of Savannah. The project will reduce emissions from port-related traffic by providing parking and charging services for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) fleets. $7.8 million
Georgia Georgia Ports Authority Port of Savannah Renewable Fuel Project Port of Savannah The Georgia Ports Authority will receive $7.5 million to conduct a four-year pilot program at the Port of Savannah that will expand the use of low-emission and zero-emission equipment to carry out daily port activities and reduce port-related emissions from idling trucks. The project will replace petroleum diesel fuel used by 621 trucks with renewable, low-emission diesel fuel. $7.5 million
Hawaii Hawaii Department of Transportation Sand Island Terminal Gate Project Matson Terminals, Honolulu Harbor The Hawaii Department of Transportation will receive $5.2 million to modernize port gates and automate improvements at the Sand Island Terminal in Honolulu Harbor. The improvements will reduce truck processing times, queueing delays, cut port-related emissions from idling trucks and make port operations more efficient. $5.2 million
Indiana Current Trucking LLC Electrifying Burns Harbor at Ports of Indiana: A Clean Energy Transition for Sustainable Maritime Operations Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor Current Trucking will receive $4.4 million to replace diesel vehicles at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor with electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce heavy truck idling that contributes to air and noise pollution in the local community. By funding EV trucks and forklifts along with the accompanying charging infrastructure, the port will be able to transition to cleaner, more efficient maritime operations. $4.4 million
Louisiana Port of New Orleans Electric Pilot for Port NOLA and Terminal Fleets Port of New Orleans The Port of New Orleans and its partners will receive $7 million to buy 14 heavy-duty, all-electric terminal trucks, and five, light-duty, all-electric pick-up trucks to replace diesel vehicles currently in use. Funding also will be used to upgrade electrical infrastructure, track emissions and energy use, and evaluate new emissions-reducing equipment. Partners include BP Pulse, Entergy New Orleans, New Orleans Terminal, Ports America Louisiana, Urban League of Louisiana, and Nunez Community College. $7.1 million
Maryland Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration Reduction of Heavy-Duty Emissions - Equipment Replacement and Planning Port of Baltimore The Maryland Department of Transportation will receive $642,000 to replace one diesel-powered street sweeper with one zero-emission unit to be used at the Port of Baltimore for moving cars and light trucks. Funding also will be used to research and develop the adoption of electric Power Take Off (ePTO) devices on carrier trucks, which average two hours of engine idling per trip while loading or unloading. Wider adoption of ePTO’s will significantly reduce truck idling and emissions at ports. $642,258
New Jersey Port Newark Container Terminal LLC Low Emissions Intermodal Trucks for Healthy Newark Communities Port Newark Container Terminal The Port Newark Container Terminal will receive $2.2 million to replace 20 diesel trucks with more efficient, environmentally friendly vehicles that run on clean, low-emitting propane fuel. A study performed at the port showed that propane trucks will cut harmful nitric oxide emissions, particulate matter, hydrocarbons and greenhouse gases compared with diesel trucks currently used at the port facility. $2.2 million
Puerto Rico Crowley Logistics, Inc Puerto Rico Port Electrification Project Crowley Terminal, San Juan Crowley Logistics, Inc. will receive $3.8 million to reduce truck emissions, queueing, idling and traffic congestion at the Isla Grande Terminal at the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico. The project includes replacing diesel-powered trucks with electric utility tractor rigs and installing fast chargers. Crowley’s supply chain operations in the Southeast and Gulf Coast account for more than 60% of domestic cargo moved to/from Puerto Rico. $3.8 million
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Terminals LLC Electric Terminal Tractors in Puerto Rico Terminals, Port of San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Terminals, Port of San Juan Puerto Rico Terminals will receive nearly $2.8 million to buy seven zero-emission electric trucks to replace seven emission-producing diesel trucks at the Port of San Juan. In addition, seven fast-charging stations will be installed at the port, including upgraded infrastructure to support the new charging capabilities. As a result, nearly 3,000 fewer gallons of diesel fuel will be used each year, improving air quality at the port and in neighboring communities. $2.8 million
Texas Jacintoport International LLC Emissions Reductions Through Automation Jacintoport Terminal, Port of Houston Jacintoport International will receive $1.8 million to install new terminal operating systems at the Port of Houston. The terminal improvements will reduce truck idling time at the gates by at least 10 minutes, which, in turn, will ease truck congestion within the port and roads leading to the ports. The new system also will improve the efficiency of trucks picking up or dropping off containers in the yard, reducing their operating time, the amount of carbon emissions, air pollutants and noise associated with idling trucks and equipment. $1.8 million
Texas Port of Houston Authority CLEANSTACS (Catalyzing Lower Emissions with Alliances and New Systems in Trucking and Community Sustainability) Turning Bain Terminal, Port of Houston The Port of Houston Authority will receive $25 million to introduce 30 zero-emission, Class 8, short-haul trucks at the port to trucking companies and owner-operators within the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria area. The project includes 15 portable electric chargers for battery electric vehicle trucks and one portable hydrogen fueling station. The project aims to make the high costs of zero-emission technology accessible and more affordable to owners and operators of small trucking fleets. $25.1 million
Washington The Northwest Seaport Alliance Advancing a Just & Equitable Transition to Zero-Emission Port Trucks in the Seattle-Tacoma Region Ports of Seattle and Tacoma The Northwest Seaport Alliance will receive $16 million to provide financial incentives to independent owner-operators and small trucking companies to buy zero-emission, short-haul trucks. The funding could put between 36 to 58 zero-emission, heavy-duty trucks into operation along with the charging/fueling infrastructure needed to support those vehicles in the Seattle-Tacoma region. $16 million

 

Map of the United States identifying the twenty project locations for the sixteen recipients of Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023 Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities grant awards.