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US Northwest Seaport Alliance gets major boost in battle against congestion

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) can see light at the end of the congestion tunnel.
At the end of last year, vessel unloading had slowed due to the festive holiday and icy weather, but terminals are back to handling multiple ships a day.
And the number of vessels waiting for berth space was down to two or three, mid-week.
Rail flows have been smooth since the two Class I operators that serve the …

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Federal dollars begin to flow by the million into US port improvement projects

The port of Long Beach is the winner in the first round of funding from Washington for port and marine infrastructure development since President Biden signed the $1.2 trn infrastructure bill in November.
The California port has garnered a $52.3m grant, which will go towards its Pier B rail project.
Improvements to transport infrastructure are a large chunk of the bill, which almost doubled spending with a $550bn increase over the old …

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