Federal Grant Award Summary

The Maritime Administration awarded Miami-Dade County a $51.3 million Project Grant on March 12, 2026, under the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program (CFDA 20.934) to electrify cargo handling operations at PortMiami. The project will acquire and deploy electric and hybrid equipment across two cargo terminals, including approximately 47 terminal tractors, three hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes, 76 hybrid trucks, and 42 dual charging stations, along with supporting electrical infrastructure. Additionally, the project will replace approximately 432 existing diesel-powered reefer generators with all-electric reefer plugs and expand capacity to approximately 820 total electric reefer outlets.

The work will be executed through four components: engineering and design for reefer generator systems; equipment purchase for Seaboard (nine utility tractor rigs and three hybrid cranes); equipment purchase for South Florida Container Terminal (38 utility tractor rigs, 40 dual charging stations, 70 hybrid pickup trucks, and six hybrid sport utility vehicles); and supporting infrastructure improvements including demolition, elevated concrete pad installation, electrical system expansion, and generator replacement. The project is scheduled for completion by October 31, 2029, with quarterly measurement of cargo volume in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) as a key performance metric for economic competitiveness and freight movement outcomes.