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What You Can Do
What You Can Do
Innovative ports and fleet owners are already taking action and getting recognition for implementing cost-effective diesel emission reduction strategies and technologies. Clean Ports USA partners can:
- Lower the health risks for asthma, respiratory, and cardiovascular illnesses
- Help you increase your cargo volume flow while decreasing diesel emissions
- Reduce the instances of lost work days due to health effects
- Improve relations with neighboring communities
- Give opportunities for SIP credits and help regions meet general conformity
- Improve your port, fleets and terminal's bottom line by saving fuel and increasing operational efficiency
The Diesel Emissions Quantifier is now available to help port authorities, fleet owners, terminal operators, municipalities, and others estimate cost effectiveness and environmental impact of emission reduction technologies that have been added to vehicles and equipment.
Pacific Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy Announced
The ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver, Canada have proposed performance goals to reduce particulate matter by 70 percent from ships at berth and 30 percent from cargo handling equipment, according to the recently announced Pacific Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy.
News release: PNW ports join forces to reduce maritime air emissions (PDF, 3 pages, 49K, About PDF files) (May 16, 2007) 
Final Draft of the 2006 San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan Released
The San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan is a joint effort by the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to improve air quality in the San Pedro Bay.
For more information, visit Port of Long Beach Air Reports
Follow these links for ways to reduce emissions while improving ports for the following port players:
To learn more about current diesel retrofit projects at ports across the U.S., visit the Case Studies and Grants and Funding pages.