Governor Moore Joins President Biden to Celebrate $147 Million Investment to Create Clean Jobs and Support the Port of Baltimore’s Zero-Emission Goals

(ANNAPOLIS, MD – October 29, 2024)—Governor Wes Moore today joined President Joseph R. Biden at the Port of Baltimore to celebrate more than $147 million in federal funding to create good-paying, clean jobs and to expedite decarbonization and electrification efforts at the Port. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the funding to the Port of Baltimore through its Clean Ports Program, created under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

“In Maryland, we aren’t going to choose between building a competitive state and a sustainable one -— we will do both simultaneously,” said Gov. Moore. “In partnership with the Biden-Harris Administration, we are investing in the Port of Baltimore and electrifying the way to a greener, cleaner, and healthier future with a strong economy and good-paying jobs.”

The Port of Baltimore generates about 20,300 direct jobs, with more than 273,000 jobs linked to port activities overall. The funding will enable the Maryland Port Administration and its private partners to purchase 213 new zero-emission vehicles, equipment, and charging infrastructure to replace old, inefficient, and polluting diesel combustion engines. The funding will also pay for capacity upgrades to the port’s electrical grid, which will help significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions with an estimated 35% decrease in carbon dioxide equivalency compared to 2020.

“The Port of Baltimore is a vital economic engine for the state and a leader among the nation’s ports. We must build for the future as we work to improve the port. The projects supported by the Clean Ports Program will help reduce emissions, improve air quality in the Baltimore region, and create more clean energy jobs,” said U.S. Senator Ben Cardin. “The Biden-Harris Administration’s bold investments in modernizing our infrastructure are driving our economy forward while enabling us to take on climate change meaningfully.”