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Pacific Northwest pact
01 Jul 2007
The US ports of Seattle and Tacoma and Canada’s Vancouver have jointly pledged to reduce particulate matter from ships at berth by 70% and from cargo handling equipment by 30% by 2010 in a Pacific Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy.
With proposed performance goals aimed at reducing diesel emissions and greenhouse gases from port-related sources,the plan will be submitted in the autumn to the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma Commissions and to the Vancouver Port Authority Board of Directors for final approval in December.
“The three ports have agreed to work together to cut maritime air emissions because the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin air shed is where we all live and breathe,” said Tay Yoshitani, chief executive of the Port of Seattle. “Working collaboratively is the best way to do the job.”
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