Good Practices

Air Quality / Diesel Emission Reduction

Port Clean Air Strategies
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Clean Air Strategy
San Pedro Bay Clean Air Action Plan (Long Beach and Los Angeles)
Summary of Subject Matter. US House of Representative hearing on assessing the implementation and impacts of the clean trucks programs at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.
Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy (Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver)

National Clean Diesel Campaign
EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign

Case Studies
Port of Boston's Conley Terminal — Cargo HandlingEquipment Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC), Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Retrofits, Repower and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD)

Incentives
Emission Reduction Incentives for Off-Road Diesel Equipment Used in the Port and Construction Sectors
This report describes and assesses incentive programs to reduce emissions from off-road diesel engines used in the construction industry and port sector.

Partnerships
The SmartWaySM Transport Partnership Overview
The SmartWaySM Transport Partnership is a voluntary public-private initiative designed to improve the environmental performance of the freight delivery system in the United States through money saving, market-based approaches.

Clean Ports USA
Clean Ports USA is an incentive-based, innovative program designed to reduce emissions from existing diesel engines and nonroad equipment at ports.

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has joined with public and private partners to reduce diesel emissions.
http://www.pscleanair.org/programs/dieselsolutions/marine.aspx

Regional Diesel Collaboratives:
Northeast Diesel Collaborative (EPA Regions 1, 2)
Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative (EPA Region 3)
Southeast Diesel Collaborative (EPA Region 4)
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative (EPA Region 5)
Blue Skyways Collaborative (EPA Regions 6, 7 plus Minnesota)
Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Collaborative (EPA Region 8)
West Coast Collaborative (EPA Regions 9, 10, w/Canada and Mexico)

Clean Diesel Technologies and Strategies
Clean Ports USA - Technology
This page provides an overview of technological options to reduce diesel emissions at ports.

EPA New England Options for the Marine Ports Sector: Green Strategies for Sustainable Ports (June 2008)
This document provides marine port authorities and terminal operators with an overview of strategies that can be implemented to reduce air emissions from daily operations.

Port Technologies and Management Strategies
A web-based tool developed by EPA New England to help stakeholders familiarize themselves with a variety of diesel emission reduction technologies and strategies for ports, terminals and vessels

Hydraulic Hybrid Yard Hostlers
This brochure describes the innovative hydraulic hybrid technology that can greatly improve the fuel efficiency of yard hostlers.

Tug Boat Study (March 2009) - Tug/Tugboat Emissions Feasibility Study

Model Construction Specifications
In order to control diesel emissions from construction projects, ports can incorporate these model contract specifications.

Emissions Inventory Studies
Current Methodologies in Preparing Mobile Source Port Related Emission Inventories, April 2009

Diesel Imission Quantifier, an interactive tool to help state and local governments, fleet owners/operators, contractors, port authorities, and others to estimate emission reductions and cost effectiveness for clean diesel projects.

Pollution from Rail Yard Emissions
Chicago Reporter

Climate Change

International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Air quality and Greenhouse Gas Tool Box. This Tool Box provides information on air and climate issues and their relationship to port and maritime activities. Based on actual port experiences, it describes strategies to reduce emissions and guidance on how to develop a Clean Air Program and a Climate Protection Plan. Strategies such as repowering older engines, applying effective technologies for efficiency and emission control, and using alternative and cleaner fuels in maritime operations will dramatically reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
http://iaphtoolbox.wpci.nl/index.html

World Port Climate Initiative. Fifty-five of the world’s key ports, acknowledging their unique capacity as key hubs in global supply chains, have come together in a commitment to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions while continuing their role as transportation and economic centers. Important information on reducing your carbon footprint, sustainable lease agreements, on-shore power supply, etc. The U.S. port members include Port of Seattle, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, Port of Houston Authority, NY/NJ Port Authority.

Community Relations

Masonville Cove (50MB WMV video). The Port of Baltimore and the Maryland Port Administration success story about a sustainable dredging project for Masonville Cove. An excellent example of community involvement through a harbor team process.

Community Action for Renewed Environment (CARE). The Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program is a competitive grant program that offers communities an innovative way to address the risks from multiple sources of toxic pollution in their environment.

CARE Case Study.

Port of Portland Environmental Outreach and Communication Program - AAPA 2007 Environmental Awards Competition 2007.

Port of Charleston Pledge for Growth

Container Shipping

http://www.apl.com/environment/ A container shipping company environmental website that demonstrates the various operations of a container vessel, the environmental implications and best practices. Also highlights of environmental initiatives for cold ironing, biodiesel fuel, slow steaming, and more.

Dredged Material Beneficial Use

US Army Corps of Engineers and the Port of Baltimore - Poplar Island

New Bedford portfield project

Portfields Interagency Initiative, Phase I, Fall 2003

Portfields a Coordinated Approach to Revitalizing Ports http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/policy/portfields.pdf

Energy Conservation

Cold-Ironing Port of LA. In 2001, with numerous environmental programs already in place, the Port decided to push the envelope, by researching and developing even more innovative environmental initiatives, such as Alternative Maritime Power™ (AMP™).

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority. NYSERDA strives to facilitate change through the widespread development and use of innovative technologies to improve the State's energy, economic, and environmental wellbeing.

Greening Ports

Environmental Management Handbook. AAPA, through its Harbors, Navigation and Environment (HN&E) Committee, has completed an Environmental Management Handbook designed to assist ports in effectively managing their environmental issues.

America's Green Ports: Environmental Management and Technology at US Ports (Mar. 2000). This report is a compendium of case studies presenting a selection of innovative and cost-effective management practices and technologies employed by US ports to avoid, prevent, minimize, mitigate or remediate environmental impacts associated with port development and operations. Prepared by the Urban Harbors Institute (UHI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

AAPA Port Industry Best Practices. Information on best practices, including:

• Developing an Occupational Safety and Health Program
• Emergency Preparation Response and Recovery
• Port Electronic Communications Policies
• Port Master Plans/Strategic Plans
• Port Professional Service Contract Policies
• Port Sponsorship/Community Event Policies
• Public Private Partnerships and Private Capital Investment

EPA Low Impact Development. Low impact development is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible. It employs principles such as preserving and recreating natural landscape features, minimizing effective imperviousness to create functional and appealing site drainage that treat stormwater as a resource rather than a waste product.

EPA Green Infrastructure. Green infrastructure is an approach to wet weather management that is cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Green Infrastructure management approaches and technologies infiltrate, evapotranspire, capture and reuse stormwater to maintain or restore natural hydrologies.

EPA Green Scapes. EPA's GreenScapes program provides cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for landscaping.

International

www.greenaward.org
The Green Award flag is flown by oil tankers and bulk carries which have a crew and management who devote extra attention to quality, safety, and environmental protection. At numerous ports worldwide Green Award vessels receive recognition and incentives through port dues, rebates on crane service, discounts on training courses, etc. To learn more download the Green Award Requirements 2008 located in the "procedure & requirements" section of www.greenaward.org. The Appendix Oil Tanker 10.0 and the Appendix Bulk Carrier 10.0 provide a full checklist of what is required of the vessel.

Local Government - Sustainability

http://www.epa.gov/region2/sustainability/greencommunities/

Marinas

Polluted Runoff Marinas/Boating

Marina Results-10 Frequent Issues

Personal watercraft (EPA). EPA has finalized a new emission control program to reduce hydrocarbon, nitrogen oxide, and carbon monoxide emissions from marine spark-ignition engines.

NJ Clean Marina Program. DEP has developed a statewide Clean Marina Program to protect critical habitat areas that are home to a variety of species including algae, plankton, shellfish and finfish. The program encourages marina owners, yacht clubs, boatyards and boaters to adopt practices that help prevent adverse impacts to water quality, sensitive habitats and living resources in proximity to marinas.

National Ocean Council

NATIONAL OCEAN COUNCIL Under a new Executive Order the President of the United States establishes for the first time a comprehensive, integrated National Policy for the stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. It sets our Nation on a new path toward comprehensive planning for their preservation and sustainable use. It also creates a new National Ocean Council to provide sustained, high-level, and coordinated attention to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes issues and to focus on actions to advance the National Policy

Pollution Prevention

http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/pollutionprevention.html

Solid Waste

http://www.epa.gov/region02/waste/dsummary.htm

http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/wastes.html

Tennessee Valley Authority

http://www.tva.gov/environment/pdf/cleanmarina.pdf