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The Oakland Port Board approves Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan and up to $5 million for truck retrofits

9th June 2009

Oakland approves air quality improvement plan

9th June 2009

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On any given weekday, nearly 800 trucks roll through the gates of the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6, loaded with containers either arriving from or bound for Oregon’s international trade partners.

30th May 2009

Portland rolls out air quality information to truckers

30th May 2009

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Port of Seattle Commissioners approved a plan today that protects jobs, supports local truckers and maritime cargo customers, and reduces diesel emissions.

29th May 2009

Seattle Port Commissioners approve clean air package

29th May 2009

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Trucks serving the Port of Charleston are getting cleaner and greener through a new program that reduces truck emissions while saving companies big bucks on their fuel bill.

24th May 2009

SC Ports, Trucking Community Launch Partnership to Reduce Emissions

24th May 2009

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Celebrating the maritime industry’s continued efforts to reduce diesel emissions in the Puget Sound region, the Port of Tacoma Commission recently applauded the voluntary environmental stewardship of ocean carriers and authorized a…

23rd May 2009

Reducing diesel emissions: Tacoma applauds ocean carriers

23rd May 2009

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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday, May 18, 2009 approved an $881 million budget for the Port of Long Beach that reflects the sluggish state of world trade and…

22nd May 2009

Long Beach Commission approves $881 million port budget

22nd May 2009

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The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute, a US group that promotes alternative fuel use, recently gave its “20/20 Vision Award” to Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero for his leadership role in implementing…

20th May 2009

Clean Fuels Group honours Long Beach Harbor Commissioner

20th May 2009

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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously approved an exhaustive environmental study of the Middle Harbor Redevelopment project, green-lighting a $750 million renovation to transform two aging Port of Long…

19th May 2009

Long Beach’s $750 million “greenest” redevelopment project approved

19th May 2009

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Continuing the Charleston maritime community’s “Pledge for Growth” environmental commitment, a local tug boat operator, Moran Charleston, is switching half its fleet to cleaner burning fuels. The fuel switch was made possible…

18th May 2009

Charleston tug boats switch to cleaner fuel

18th May 2009

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The Port of Los Angeles will begin generating one megawatt of electricity via 71,500 square feet of solar panels on its World Cruise Center rooftop by the end of 2009. A $9…

9th May 2009

Port of Los Angeles to start rooftop solar power project

9th May 2009

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The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded its Clean Air Excellence Award to the Port of Long Beach for the Green Flag Program. Port officials received the award on 13 May at…

5th May 2009

Port of Long Beach wins EPA Clean Air award

5th May 2009

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AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma have completed a study to quantify the carbon footprint of containers coming through the Puget Sound.

2nd May 2009

Seattle and Tacoma Ports: “Green Gateway” for Trade

2nd May 2009

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Continuing its “Pledge for Growth” environmental initiative, the SC State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has been selected for US federal funding to upgrade diesel equipment at the port, in the harbour and on…

1st May 2009

SC Ports awarded additional funds to reduce air emissions

1st May 2009

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New energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, administration and operation complexes are being constructed at the ITS terminal.

27th April 2009

Long Beach’s green administration complex

27th April 2009

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The Port of Long Beach was scheduled to commence collecting a Clean Trucks Fee on 18 February 2009 to accelerate the replacement of thousands of polluting cargo trucks. “It is imperative that…

26th April 2009

Port begins Clean Trucks fee

26th April 2009

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Rafael Cañizares of Moffatt & Nichol, explains how a channel modelling project undertaken by the company in Colombia enabled significant savings to be made.

20th April 2009

Modelling a deeper channel

20th April 2009

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AMERICAS GREENPORT

Green Marine announces the return of its environmental conference on green technologies and innovation in marine transportation.

7th April 2009

Green Marine Conference

7th April 2009

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AMERICAS GREENPORT

FFCA California convenes23-25 March 2009 with top speakers on the economy, energy and the environment to discuss current headline topics on funding, green jobs, low emission technologies, and air quality.

3rd April 2009

Faster Freight

3rd April 2009

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The Port of Long Beach has taken delivery of a new environmentally friendly dolphin-class, diesel electric hybrid tugboat, a vessel custom-built by Foss Maritime of Seattle to help ports clean the air.…

27th March 2009

New enviro tug joins Long Beach fleet

27th March 2009

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The Evans Network of Companies, a Pennsylvania based transportation and logistics provider took a major step in its commitment to environmental excellence with the company’s voluntary inclusion in Virginia Port Authority’s (VPA)…

22nd March 2009

US Trucker Participates in Green Initiative with Virginia Port Authority

22nd March 2009