PhilaPort will receive a US$49 million grant from the 2021 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program, after selected by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT).
The grant funds will be used to provide gap funding for the development of a US$130 million new multi-use berth at Southport.
The Southport Berth Development project will complement the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) deepening of the Delaware River shipping channel.
The deepening project will allow larger vessels to...