WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is working with shipping companies to launch pop-up ports to try and ease congestion at the nation’s busiest seaports and get agricultural products to consumers faster.
Five pop-up ports will open in Georgia and North Carolina that are served by trucks or rail, the Transportation Department said on Tuesday. The administration says it is hoping to open more pop-up sites in other areas soon.
A pop-up site the administration says will be opening at the CSX Rocky Mount facility in North Carolina and four others opening in Georgia are intended to reduce the backlog at the Port of Savannah, one of the nation’s busiest seaports.
