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Port projects pull in nearly $57M in infrastructure grants
Increasing intermodal rail capacity at select ports and developing inland ports are among the goals of projects receiving millions in federal grant money.
The funding came from the RAISE grant program, which stands for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity. The program, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, awarded more than $2.2 billion to projects nationwide to “modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports and intermodal transportation and make...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-projects-pull-in-nearly-57m-in-infrastructure-grants
CP, KCS now shipping heavy Canadian crude to Gulf Coast
The bitumen-by-rail project to produce and transport a type of heavy Canadian crude oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast is now fully operational, according to project organizers US Development Group (USD) and Gibson Energy.
USD and Gibson partnered to create a diluent recovery unit (DRU) to produce bitumen, a crude oil that has been altered in such a way that it can be categorized as a nonhazardous material for transport, per U.S. and Canadian regulatory standards.
The Hardisty Energy Terminal near...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cp-kcs-now-shipping-heavy-canadian-crude-to-gulf-coast
Howard Energy expanding diesel terminal along Texas Gulf Coast
Howard Energy Partners is expanding its Port Arthur, Texas, terminal facilities to support Diamond Green Diesel’s (DGD) recently approved plant in the same city.
The DGD plant will be a 470 million-gallon-per-year renewable diesel production facility located at Valero Energy Corp.’s Port Arthur refinery. The facility is expected to be completed in 2023.
Howard Energy Partners will provide DGD with logistic solutions for renewable diesel products through the construction of 575,000 barrels of tank...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/howard-energy-expanding-diesel-terminal-along-texas-gulf-coast
Texas operator takes delivery of largest US-flagged all-aluminium pilot boat
Sabine Pilots Service of Port Arthur, Texas, recently took delivery of a new custom-built pilot boat from Louisiana builder Breaux’s Bay Craft. The builder said ..
Borderlands: Three new multimodal hubs for Texas
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Three new intermodal hubs signed for the Texas Gulf Coast; jury awards $500,000 for damage from truck accident; NTG promotes Drew Herpich to chief commercial officer; and Volkswagen links U.S.-Mexico factories through cloud services.
Three new intermodal hubs for Texas Gulf Coast
USDG announced Wednesday the development of a $130 million multimodal oil-handling terminal...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/three-new-multimodal-hubs-for-texas
Texas terminal for refining and chemical shippers opens for business
Alpenglow Rail subsidiary USA Rail has a new railcar storage, switching and transloading logistic park near Port Arthur, Texas. The facility has received its first railcars and is open for business.
Alpenglow Rail seeks to target refining and chemical shippers operating in the Port Arthur area. The facility recently completed the first phase of its development, which includes the construction of over 30,000 feet of track.
The terminal will provide customers needing or seeking access to Kansas...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/texas-terminal-for-refining-and-chemical-shippers-opens-for-business
Sempra Energy Gets Final EIS for Port Arthur LNG Project
Sempra Energy received the FERC’s Final Environmental Impact Statement for Port Arthur LNG export project.