Senator Reed and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx toured some of Rhode Island’s key port infrastructure and met with transportation officials and marine shipping leaders at Quonset Business Park at the Port of Davisville to discuss the critical role ports play in Rhode Island and our nation’s economy.
During the visit, Reed showed Secretary Foxx firsthand how several federal investments in the state’s two major commercial ports – the Port of Davisville and the Port of Providence – are helping to create jobs and opportunities while boosting maritime commerce in the Ocean State.
The Port of Davisville, which is operated by Quonset Development Corporation, is the state’s largest port and a major gateway to markets throughout Southern New England and beyond. ProvPort is one of the busiest deep water ports in the northeast.
Senator Reed has worked for many years to improve infrastructure at both ports.
