The first line to participate in the new plan is Maersk: it\u2019s been given an incentive fund of $300,000 by the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) to subsidise the cost of purchasing ultra-low sulphur marine gas oil (MGO) for one year while its engines are idling during cargo operations at VPA-owned terminals, starting in February.<\/p>\n
Half of the $300,000 incentive comes from the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant programme, while the other $150,000 is evenly split between Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and VPA.<\/p>\n
However, there is room for more lines to come aboard, as CMAQ is to supply VPA an estimated $4m for its GO programme over the course of the next five years.<\/p>\n
Further, the port authority is also offering a $500,000 per vessel incentive for vessels to gain the technology for a battery-powered energy management system to power its auxiliary engines.<\/p>\n
The GO programme originally started on the other side of the quay, with support for local companies in replacing older, polluting short-haul trucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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