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The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has withdrawn or terminated funding for twelve offshore wind-related port projects, totalling USD 679 million (approximately EUR 580 million). These funds will be used, where possible, “ to invest in real infrastructure, restoring American maritime dominance, ” according to a press release issued by USDOT on 29 August.
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“The Trump Administration has refocused the Department of Transportation (USDOT) and its Maritime Administration (MARAD) on rebuilding America’s shipbuilding capacity, unleashing more reliable, traditional forms of energy, and utilizing the nation’s bountiful natural resources to unleash American energy” , USDOT said.
USDOT has withdrawn one project in the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) programme, the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal Project, which was granted around USD 427 million (approx. EUR 364 million) in 2024 .
MARAD has withdrawn six and terminated five projects within its Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), totalling USD 252 million (approx. EUR 215 million) in funding, including the Sparrows Point Steel Marshalling Port Project, for which the grant has been withdrawn.
US Wind-Backed Sparrows Point Steel Marshalling Port on the List
Deemed to become one of the largest offshore wind staging ports in the US, the Sparrows Point Steel site was once the largest steel production facility in the world, when it was operated by Bethlehem Steel, and has special historical relevance to the United Steelworkers, according to US Wind, which was to be among the first to procure components from the factory for its Maryland Offshore Wind Project, starting with the MarWin offshore wind farm.