{"id":3321,"date":"2020-06-12T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T21:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wyden-merkley-port-of-morrow-barge-services-get-32-million-federal-grant-2020\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:06:37","slug":"wyden-merkley-port-of-morrow-barge-services-get-32-million-federal-grant-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-port-of-morrow-barge-services-get-32-million-federal-grant-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley: Los servicios de barcazas del puerto de Morrow obtienen una subvenci\u00f3n federal de $3,2 millones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Washington DC<\/i> &ndash; U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. has earned a $3.2 million federal grant to support the expansion of barge services from the Port of Morrow in Boardman to Vancouver, Wash.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>&ldquo;The Port of Morrow plays an essential part generating jobs in Boardman and throughout Eastern Oregon,&rdquo; <\/b>dijo Wyden.<b> &ldquo;These federal resources expanding <\/b><b>shipping opportunities will help Eastern Oregon&rsquo;s world-renowned agricultural products get to where they&rsquo;re needed and allow the port to continue building a strong rural economy.&rdquo;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>&ldquo;After working with the Port of Morrow toward making them eligible for these grants, I am thrilled to see them receive this vital funding,&rdquo; <\/b>dijo Merkley.<b> &ldquo;With this assistance, the Port&mdash;Oregon&#8217;s second-largest&mdash;will be able to raise its capacity and continue serving Oregon for years to come.&rdquo;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The $3.2 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant will include the procurement of a new barge capable of handling a combination of containers that will reduce area traffic by diverting freight to the underused marine corridor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>&ldquo;This Marine Highway grant award allows us to acquire a new barge specially designed for expanding container service from our facilities in Vancouver to the Port of Morrow,&rdquo; said <\/b>Todd Busch, President &amp; CEO, Tidewater Barge Lines<b>. &ldquo;By utilizing the Columbia River&rsquo;s underused &lsquo;Marine Highway 84&rsquo;, this expansion in service will provide benefits throughout the Pacific Northwest by mitigating highway congestion, reducing air emissions, and increasing economic activity. This award is the result of a productive relationship with the Port and other public stakeholders, and strong support from our congressional delegation. I thank Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley for all their work to achieve both this grant, and the original MARAD project designation that made it possible.&rdquo;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>&ldquo;This grant will directly support increased barge service through the Port of Morrow, helping grow the economy and create family wage jobs here in eastern Oregon,&rdquo; said <\/b>Ryan Neal, Executive Director, Port of Morrow. <b>&ldquo;As the Project Sponsor, the Port was proud to support this grant request, which hinged on the strong public-private between our community and Tidewater Barge Lines. I would like to thank Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley for their help securing this grant, and continued support of our efforts to expand barge service along the Columbia River.&rdquo;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Una versi\u00f3n web de este comunicado es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/wyden-merkley-port-of-morrow-barge-services-get-32-million-federal-grant\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &ndash; U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. has earned a $3.2 million federal grant to support the expansion of barge services from the Port of Morrow in Boardman to Vancouver, Wash. &ldquo;The Port of Morrow plays an essential part generating jobs in Boardman and throughout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wyden, Merkley: Port of Morrow Barge Services Get $3.2 Million Federal Grant - Merkley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-port-of-morrow-barge-services-get-32-million-federal-grant-2020\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wyden, Merkley: Port of Morrow Barge Services Get $3.2 Million Federal Grant - Merkley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Washington, D.C. &ndash; U.S. Sens. 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