印第安纳州伯恩斯港10月27日获1120万美元联邦拨款，港口集装箱现代化再推进
印第安纳州波特县波蒂奇市消息，印第安纳州港口公司10月27日宣布，伯恩斯港获得美国交通部海事管理局港口基础设施发展计划提供的1120万美元联邦拨款，用于港口货物装卸现代化，包括支持未来国际集装箱服务所需的专业设备。这笔拨款是美国交通部长肖恩·达菲同日宣布的4.98亿美元投资的一部分，覆盖19个州的35个港口项目，旨在加强美国供应链。伯恩斯港集装箱装卸现代化项目总投资1400万美元，其中印第安纳州港口公司配套280万美元，将用于购置移动式港口起重机、散货装卸附件、正面吊、堆高机和场内卡车等设备。移动式港口起重机可在散货抓斗、件杂货吊具和集装箱吊具之间切换，使伯恩斯港在承接钢材、散货、建筑材料和项目货物的同时，为未来市场需求出现时的集装箱业务做好准备。州长迈克·布劳恩表示，这笔投资有助于伯恩斯港更快运送更多货物，让印第安纳州农民和制造商更直接地触达全球客户。
Ports of Indiana Awarded $11.2 Million Federal Grant on October 27 to Modernize Burns Harbor Cargo Handling
Portage, Porter County, Indiana — Ports of Indiana announced on October 27 that Burns Harbor has been awarded an $11.2 million federal grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program to modernize cargo handling, including the specialized equipment needed to support future international container service. The grant is part of a $498 million investment announced the same day by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy covering 35 port projects in 19 states to strengthen U.S. supply chains. The Burns Harbor container handling modernization project totals $14 million, including a $2.8 million match from Ports of Indiana, and will fund a mobile harbor crane, bulk-handling attachments, reach stackers, a top handler and yard trucks. The mobile crane can switch between bulk grabs, breakbulk gear and container spreaders, letting Burns Harbor keep handling steel, bulk goods, construction materials and project cargo while preparing for container business when market demand arises. Governor Mike Braun said the investment will help Burns Harbor move more goods faster and give Indiana farmers and manufacturers a more direct path to customers around the world.
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