Local Content Launches Maritime Port Infrastructure Development Survey to Advance Local and Domestic Content Across U.S. Port Projects

LocalContent.com has launched the Maritime Port Infrastructure Development Survey, a national initiative designed to strengthen supplier access, workforce development, and community benefit investment across United States port projects.

The survey is currently open and accepting rolling participation from port authorities, government agencies, infrastructure developers, engineering firms, local and regional suppliers, workforce development organizations, and community stakeholders. The goal is to collect region-specific insights that improve how maritime infrastructure investments generate measurable economic and workforce outcomes.

Maritime port infrastructure development is the planning, funding, modernization, and construction of seaports and related facilities including terminals, docks, dredging, intermodal connections, electrification, and cargo systems to strengthen trade, supply chains, economic growth, workforce development, and regional resilience.

As federal and state governments increase investment in ports to modernize supply chains and improve freight mobility, ensuring that these projects deliver tangible local and domestic content benefits has become a strategic priority.

Why This Survey Exists

The Maritime Port Infrastructure Development Survey establishes a shared framework to:

• Standardize how local businesses access port development opportunities
• Clarify where and how small and regional firms can participate across project phases
• Align government incentives, approvals, and oversight with measurable local economic outcomes
• Help developers integrate suppliers, workforce pathways, and community investments early in project planning
• Verify domestic content and country-of-origin standards to strengthen U.S. economic security

By connecting supplier readiness, workforce training alignment, and community benefit investment to real project demand, the survey helps reduce compliance risk while strengthening public trust.

Survey Deadline and Reporting

The survey will remain open through September 24, 2026, in recognition of World Maritime Day.

Findings from the Local Content Maritime Port Infrastructure Development Study will be published during regional supplier and workforce briefings in October 2026:

• Tuesday, October 6 | Albany, NY
• Tuesday, October 8 | Brooklyn, NY

The full study report will be made publicly available on LocalContent.com following the regional briefings.

Investment Partnership Opportunities

Organizations may participate as Local Content Investment Partners beginning January 1, 2026. Investment Partners demonstrate leadership in compliance, risk management, and measurable community impact while strengthening their role in commercial, industrial, and digital infrastructure markets.

LocalContent.com advances local and domestic content standards across infrastructure sectors by providing data-driven insights, certification pathways, and structured reporting tools that align economic growth with workforce and community benefits.

For more information or to participate in the survey, visit LocalContent.com.

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