Page 15 - Port of Baltimore - Issue 5 - 2022
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The total cost of the assessment is $200,000, with the MPA contributing $50,000. Study results will assist funding opportunities for a detailed engineering phase for any specific mitigation options identified and needed. In 2020, the MPA received
a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program to better protect the Dundalk Marine Terminal against severe weather events as well as future sea-level rise and climate change forecasts.
“Our partnership with FEMA, USDOT, other federal agencies, local jurisdictions and stakeholders will help ensure we advance MDOT’s goals to protect Maryland’s critical infrastructure and prepare to meet any challenges on the horizon,”
said Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary James F. Ports, Jr.
The collaboration between Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Goodpack will help to support electric vehicle supply chains in particular by developing standardized packaging solutions for
the transportation of cathodes and EV battery packs and cells.
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“The switch to electric is well underway,” said Leroi. “When this new sustainable vehicle fuel becomes the new normal, it also comes with new challenges and opportunities. The transportation of vehicle batteries is one area of specific concern to us.”
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