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North Carolina State Ports Authority
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- Type
- Development authority — State-owned enterprise agency of NCDOT operating the Port of Wilmington, the Port of Morehead City and the Charlotte Inland Port. Both coastal ports have rail access: Wilmington Terminal Railroad (a Genesee & Wyoming Inc. subsidiary) at Wilmington, and Norfolk Southern Railway at Morehead City, the terminus of the NCRR corridor.
- Market · Region
- United States · North Carolina
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware
Operates Wilmington and Morehead City ports with rail access, expanding Wilmington rail capacity to 150,000 TEU annually.
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Operates Port of Wilmington (primary container/cargo hub) and Port of Morehead City (secondary facility) with rail access for freight movement, plus intermodal rail services from Wilmington to Charlotte, Rocky Mount and Chicago. The January 2026 FRRCSI round gave $1,022,360 to Port of Morehead City (rail scale $177,500 and rail replacement/upgrades $844,860) and $627,000 to Wilmington Terminal Railroad for mainline rail and switch improvements. Separately, a $22.5m intermodal rail yard expansion at Wilmington — four new tracks, 5,000 feet combined length, funded in part by an $18m federal RAISE grant — broke ground in autumn 2024 and completed in FY2026 (year ended 30 June 2026), per NC Ports' FY26 results recap of 28 July 2026, lifting rail throughput capacity to more than 150,000 TEU/year from about 14,000 rail container moves today.
- Type
- Development authority — State-owned enterprise agency of NCDOT operating the Port of Wilmington, the Port of Morehead City and the Charlotte Inland Port. Both coastal ports have rail access: Wilmington Terminal Railroad (a Genesee & Wyoming Inc. subsidiary) at Wilmington, and Norfolk Southern Railway at Morehead City, the terminus of the NCRR corridor.
- Where
- North Carolina · Wilmington
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Wilmington intermodal four new tracks | In execution | $5–25m |
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- Published contacts (2)
- Award history (2)
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- Portals (2)
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5 sources · 4 primary
- ● North Carolina State Ports Authority (official) — Home page · NC Ports corporate site with procurement, business opportunities, and port operations information (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-20)
- ● North Carolina State Ports Authority (official) — Port of Wilmington rail access · Port of Wilmington intermodal rail yard and Wilmington Terminal Railroad (Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) connection (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-20)
- ● North Carolina State Ports Authority (official) — Port of Morehead City · Port of Morehead City with Norfolk Southern Railway connection; terminus of NCRR 317-mile corridor (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-20)
- ● North Carolina Department of Transportation (official) — press release · NCDOT Awards Grants to Improve North Carolina Freight Rail System: $16.3m FRRCSI round, January 2026, 12 short lines plus Port of Morehead City (published 2026-01-22 · checked 2026-09-20)
- ○ WECT News · Port of Wilmington intermodal rail yard expansion on track for June completion: $22.5m project, $18m RAISE grant, four tracks/5,000 feet (published 2026-03-03 · checked 2026-09-20)
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