Judges evaluate Los Angeles/ Long Beach clean air awards

The awards programme provides the ports with an opportunity to commend exemplary efforts of port operators who go beyond the requirements of the CAAP. Nominations were due to be submitted by May 14 and award recipients will be announced this summer. Nominations were invited for port tenants operating at either the Port of Los Angeles or the Port of Long Beach, and other operators that serve the ports (e.g. shipping lines, trucking companies and rail operators) who have demonstrated, during the previous calendar year, a strong commitment to reducing air pollution from port-related sources above and beyond the CAAP goals. Only port tenants and other operators that serve the ports are eligible for this scheme. Awards will be offered in four categories:

• Air quality improvement leadership at the corporate level

• Innovative air quality improvement technologies (demonstration, commercialisation and implementation)

• Innovative operations that improve air quality

• Significant early action to reduce air pollutant emissions Additionally the ports may accept a nomination that does not fi t one of the above categories if the nominee’s actions result in a significant air quality improvement.