Port of NY and NJ secures funding for electrification initiatives March 9, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, several port tenants, and other agencies and organizations across the state are set to receive more than $100 million for clean, equitable transportation projects.
This was unveiled by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in February this year. The governor also established the Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy that will oversee the creation of the New Jersey Council on the Green Economy.
As informed, the funds were allocated from the state’s participation in the Regional Green House Gas Initiative (RGGI) and the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, a legal settlement from the carmaker over emissions cheating claims.
Among Piers: South Carolina Ports COO Woman of the Year
Berthing announcements and other good news from ports coast to coast
0 1,056 8 minutes read Two ship-to-shore cranes arrived at the Port of Charleston in late February. (Photo: English Purcell/South Carolina Ports Authority)
Barbara Melvin, the South Carolina Ports Authority’s chief operating officer, has been named the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance’s 2021 Woman of the Year.
Melvin is one of the few female port COOs. She manages such critical infrastructure projects as the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, set to open this month, as well as the deepening of Charleston Harbor to 52 feet.