Ports Initiative

EPA Ports Initiative Newsroom

This Ports Initiative Newsroom provides news and information of interest related to the Ports Initiative activities. It is not intended to be a comprehensive news source of all ports or near-ports related information.

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Year	Date	News Headline
2021	January 12	Total Terminals International, LLC (TTI) to Receive Six Hybrid Diesel-Battery Electric Rubber Tired Gantry Cranes
2021	January 11	Port of Hueneme Takes Delivery of Tier 4 Hybrid Mobile Harbor Cranes
2020	December 22	Matson Honolulu Terminal Takes Delivery of Tier 3 Con-Ro Vessel With Duel-Fuel Engines
2020	December 17	Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) Accepts EPA and Tacoma Power Grants to Install First Permanent Fleet of Electric Cargo-Handling Equipment
2020	December 15	South Carolina Ports Adding 15 New Hybrid Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes to Hugh K Leatherman Terminal
2020	December 7	Port of Pensacola Joins Green Marine's Ranks
2020	November 5	EPA Awards $1.24 Million Grant to Port NOLA's Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program
2020	October 21	Port of Los Angeles Receives $9.9 Million Infrastructure Development Grant
2020	October 19	Port Secures Federal Transportation Grant to Expand Rail Capacity
2020	October 16	North Carolina Ports Awarded $16 Million Grant for Infrastructure Improvements
2020	July 1	NWSA Clean Truck Program Earns International Recognition
2020	June 19	Several Ports, Railroads, a Cargo Handling Equipment Manufacturer, and a Ocean Vessel Carrier Make Inbound Logistics 75 Green Supply Chain Partners List
2020	June 18	Virtual GreenTech: Minimizing Carbon at Ports & Terminals
2020	June 15	U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9.5 Million in Grants for America's Marine Highways
2020	June 10	Hybrid-Electric American Ferries
2020	May	CMAQ Application Deadline Extended to August 21, 2020
2020	May 20	Greater Terminal Efficiency in Florida
2020	May 3	E-RTGs Cut Emissions at US Terminal
2020	April 14	US $14.5M Grant for Rail Project
2020	March 19	Hapag-Lloyd: Sustainability Report 2019
2020	March 17	Port of Louisiana Receives Grant Funding for Port Efficiency Improvements
2020	March 16	Port of Hueneme Shows How to Make Going Green Sustainable
2020	March 13	Shore Power Arrives at South Louisiana's Port Fourchon
2020	March 12	Los Angeles/Long Beach Ports Approve Container Fee to Spur Clean Truck Usage
2020	March 11	Ports of LA, Long Beach Win Federal Grants for Rail Infrastructure Projects
2020	February 25	Port of Long Beach Zero Emissions Yard Equipment Enters Service
2020	February 18	BUILD Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity, Deadline for Applications May 18, 2020
2020	February 11	Port of Seattle Creates First-ever Equity Department for a U.S. Port Authority
2020	February 11	Canaveral Pilots Planning to Build Electric Pilot Boat
2020	February 10	CMA CGM Teams Up with Energy Observer to Develop Hydrogen as a Fuel
2020	February	CALSTART's Drive to Zero Program Launches First-of-Its-Kind, Online Tool Highlighting Zero-emission Commercial Vehicle Offerings
2020	February	Albany, New York South End Near-Port Neighborhood Air Quality Initiative
2020	January 8	Port of Baltimore Nets $1.8 Million Grant to Reduce Emissions
2020	January 6	South Carolina Port Authority to Deploy 25 Battery-Hybrid Rubber Tyre Gantry Cranes
2019	December 10	Port of Seattle Expands Equity Program in the Duwamish Valley
2019	October 29	Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Now Have Over 100 RNG Trucks Operating at Ports
2019	October	Port of San Diego Receives 2019 AAPA Environmental Improvement Award for Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases and Criteria Pollutants
2019	October 4	Port of Long Beach Demonstrates Hydrogen and Electric-Powered Cargo Handling Equipment
2019	October 2	Port of Los Angeles Unveils Zero-Emissions Top Handlers
2019	August 12	Port of New York and New Jersey Touts First Zero-Emission Drayage Truck
2019	August 7	Port of Long Beach On-Dock Rail Project to Eliminate Thousands of Truck Trips
2019	September 5	Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Take Delivery of 40 Class 8 CNG/LNG Trucks
2019	July 19	Northwest Seaport Alliance Earns Environmental Recognition from Inbound Logistics magazine
2019	July 10	Diesel-Electric Hybrid Crane Received by Port of Hueneme for Moving Containers
2019	July 8	Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Use Battery-Electric Volvo Trucks for Drayage
2019	July 2	Port of Oakland Tenant Says Hybrid RTG's Creates Big Cuts in Particulate Matter and GHG Emissions
2019	June 21	NJTPA Creates Goods Movement Strategies for Communities Tool
2019	June 19	Queen City Express Freight Rail from Port of Wilmington, NC to Charlotte to Reduce Air Pollution, Traffic and Road Damage from Trucks
2019	June 17	Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Completes Express Rail Facility Improving Air Quality and Capacity, and Reducing Highway Congestion
2019	June 13	San Francisco E-Ferry to be Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cell
2019	May 28	Low-Emission Terminal Tractors Ordered for Port of Wilmington, DE
2019	May 23	Port of Oakland Releases Seaport Air Quality 2020 and Beyond Plan
2019	May 8	Port of Seattle Hires First Senior Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
2019	April 25	Ports of Oakland and Long Beach Contract for All-Electric Drivetrains for Terminal Tractors
2019	April 24	Port of Seattle Adopts Workplan to Evaluate Electrification for Shore Power at Three Terminals
2019	April 22	Port of Los Angeles Unveils Fuel Cell Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks Taking a Leap Forward Toward Zero-Emission Trucking
2019	April 9	Georgia Ports Authority Orders 20 Diesel-Electric RTG Cranes
2019	April 1	Port of New Orleans Receives National Clean Diesel Grant for Eco-Locomotive
2019	March	Report Released on Enhancing Accessibility and Usability of AIS Data
2019	March 27	PhilaPort Receives Second Wave of Super Post-Panamax Electric Cranes
2019	March 26	Port of Oakland Converting Diesel Rubber Tired Gantry Cranes to Hybrid Diesel-Electric
2019	March 21	Port of Wilmington Orders All-Electric Rubber Tired Gantry Cranes
2019	March 7	Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Trial for Ports of Los Angeles and San Diego
2019	February 21	EPA Awards Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions at the Alabama State Port Authority in Mobile
2019	February 20	National DERA Grant Application Deadline Extended
2019	February 13	PortMiami Terminal Makes Emissions History
2019	February 6	EPA to Provide $2M in Grants to Replace Older Trucks at PANYNJ
2019	January 29	Webinars Rescheduled - DERA National Grants
2019	January 22	Port of Oakland Reports More Ships Than Ever Plugging Into the Grid
2019	January 18	South Carolina Improves Its Eco Rating
2019	January 14	Port of New York New Jersey Plans First U.S. Electric Straddle Carrier Testing
2019	January 11	Seattle Expands Its Shore Power
2019	January 7	Port of Baltimore Receives 2.4 Million From EPA to Help Promote Clean Air
2018	December	Public Invited to Weigh-In on Clean Truck Assessment for Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach by January 23
2018	November 27	Port of Seattle Capital Investment Plan Aims to Reduce Air Emissions and Make Investments in the Region
2018	November 21	Long Beach Rail Project Nets $14 Million Grant
2018	November 20	Oakland Sees Second Trucker Turn to All-Electric Rig
2018	November 9	Port of Hueneme Awarded $3M for Zero Emissions Project
2018	November 1	PANYNJ Delivers Clean Port Agenda
2018	October 30	Electric Tractor to Pilot at Long Beach
2018	October 22	Fuel Cells to Power LA Trucks
2018	October 22	Clean Trucks Program Drives Toward Zero Emissions
2018	August 23	Port of Los Angeles Sets New Record for Cutting NOx Emissions
2018	August 21	Port of Long Beach Green-Lights Toyota Fuel-cell Power Plant and Hydrogen Fueling Station
2018	August 6	Long Beach Container Terminal Build Enters Final Phase
2018	July 23	Webinar August 1: EPA and Port Everglades Partnership Report and Findings
2018	July 18	Port of Oakland Committed to Eliminating Emissions
2018	July 5	Port of Oakland to Retrofit Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes with Hybrid Technology
2018	June 20	PhilaPort awarded $25.5 Million INFRA Grant for Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Capacity & Warehouse Relocation Project
2018	June 5	EPA Announces $2 Million Grant Competition for Tribes to Help Clean Up Diesel Engines
2018	June 4	US DOT Announces $1.5 Billion in Grant Funding for Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD, formerly TIGER) - Proposals Due July 19)
2018	June 1	EPA, Port Everglades Report Shines Light on New Methods for Analyzing Potential Air Pollution Reductions
2018	May 30	Webinar - Advancing Clean Air Projects at Ports and Goods Movement Facilities through the CMAQ Program
2018	May 22	$187 Million Committed to Port of Oakland Truck Logistics to Improve Efficiency, Reduce Environmental and Neighborhood Impacts
2018	May	Best Practices for Truck Parking Coordination: Federal Highway Administration Webinar
2018	April 17	Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Offer Seed Money for New Goods Movement Technologies
2018	April 12	San Francisco Bay Area to Become First U.S. Region to Use Renewable Diesel Ferries
2018	April 12	Port of New Orleans Receives Environmental Leadership Award
2018	April 10	Port of Seattle Awards $175,000 for Port-Community Engagement
2018	April 4	Port of Long Beach Begins Pilot Program to Reduce Emissions From Gantry Cranes and Yard Tractors
2018	March 28	Georgia Ports Break Ground for Mega On-Dock Rail Project
2018	March 22	Puget Sound Air Emissions Inventory Shows Reduced Maritime-Related Air Emissions
2018	March 1	Port of Virginia Launches Truck Reservation System
2018	February 28	Electric Truck Being Tested at Port of Oakland
2018	January 3	EPA Provides $650K for Diesel Reductions from Seattle-area Vessels
2018	January 3	EPA Provides Over $1 Million for Diesel Reductions from Portland-area Trucks and Equipment
2018	January	Request for Proposals Due February 16 for Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Funding
2017	December 19	EPA Awards $386,105 Grant to Install Tier 3 Marine Engines in Block Island Ferry
2017	November 2	San Pedro Bay ports Clean Air Action Plan approved
2017	October 4	Port of Virginia wins $1.5M grant for truck reservation system
2017	August 4	New battery-powered drayage truck to be tested at Oakland port
2017	June 12	Los Angeles and Long Beach Announce Zero Emissions Goals for San Pedro Bay Ports
2017	May 23	Port Everglades completes Baseline Air Emissions Inventory
2017	March 24	Overview of Clean Diesel grants awarded for ports projects 2008-2016
2017	March 23	L.A. Port Trucking Firm Using Cummins' Ultra-Low Emissions Natural Gas Engines
2017	March 23	Shore Power Technology Assessment released
2017	January 27	Draft Ports Primer for Communities webpages launched
2017	January 4	$1.6M in 2016 DERA Grants awarded for ports projects by Connecticut Maritime Foundation and Massachusetts Port Authority
2017	January	Port Planning and Investment Toolkit developed by Maritime Administration and AAPA
2016	December 15	National Port Strategy Assessment Webinars Held
2016	December 12	EPA Awards $2.8M to Ports in the Pacific Southwest (South Coast Air Quality Management District, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles)
2016	November 4	NE Diesel Collaborative Hosts - Clean Corridors Meeting (PDF)(6 pp, 574 K, About PDF)
2016	October 20	$978K Clean Diesel Grant Awarded to Port of Baltimore
2016	September 26	Air Pollution at Our Nation's Ports Can be Reduced Now
2016	September 22	EPA Releases National Assessment of Strategies to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports
2016	September 7	Final Ports Initiative Workgroup Report: Recommendations for the U.S. EPA
2016	August 19	Green Awards for MOL from LA, Long Beach Ports
2016	August 18	Announcing Selection of Capacity Building Pilot Project Locations
2016	August 16	Information for Beneficiaries to the VW Mitigation Trust Agreement
2016	August 16	EPA & DOT Finalize Greenhouse Gas & Fuel Efficiency Standards Heavy-Duty Trucks
2016	June 29	Georgia Ports Authority Wins Clean Air Technology Award
2016	June 29	EPA's Partnership Agreement with Broward County's Port Everglades
2016	June 29	Port Everglades Partners with EPA to Study Air Emissions
2014	April 9	How Green Is Your Port?
2014	April 9	EPA Awards $4.2 Million for Six Clean Diesel Port Projects
2014	April 8	EPA launches effort to promote sustainability, emissions cuts at ports
2014	April 8	EPA holds first sustainable ports summit in Baltimore (YouTube)
2014	April 8	U.S. Port Officials, Environmentalists, Industry & Top EPA Officials Meet In Baltimore to Advance More Sustainable Ports Agenda
2014	April 8	EPA to Work with Ports to Improve Environmental Performance