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(TTSI) is replacing its entire diesel trucking fleet with near-zero emission natural gas trucks, which it plans to fuel with carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG). In any given month, 13,000 to 14,000 trucks call at the Ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles, emitting roughly 2,600 tons per year of smog-causing nitrogen-oxide emissions.
The Port of LongBeach received a $30.1-million million grant from the US Department of Transportation to deploy the nation’s largest fleet of manually operated, zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at a single marine terminal. Aerial photo of LongBeach Container Terminal with two Cosco vessels at berth.
The Port of LongBeach has cut diesel particulates by 81% since 2005, according to its 2012 Emissions Inventory. Compared to 2005 emissions levels, all of the key air pollutants from port-related sources were reduced in 2012. Greenhouse gases were lowered by 24%.
The California Energy Commission approved an $8-million grant to Equilon Enterprises—a fully owned subsidiary of Shell Oil—to develop a high-capacity hydrogen fueling station to service and promote the expansion of zero-emission fuel cell electric Class 8 drayage trucks at the Port of LongBeach.
all while demonstrating exceptional drivability, quiet operation, and zero harmful emissions. This is an important step in the transition to emissions-free heavy-duty trucks. and LongBeach is an important driver of this program. —Andrew Lund, chief engineer, Toyota Motor North America Research and Development.
The LongBeach Board of Harbor Commissioners earlier this month approved changes centered around incorporating the international Environmental Ship Index (ESI) into the Port’s Green Ship Incentive Program, which began in 2012. Zero-emissions trucks had already been determined to be exempt from the future rate. More than $1.7
Vision trucks will be put into service and evaluated by Cal Cartage and TTSI, two trucking companies that operate at the Port of LongBeach and the Port of Los Angeles. The Port of LongBeach is contributing $425,000 to assist in the project development and demonstration.
Vision Industries ( earlier post ) and Cargotec USA have agreed to cooperate to complete a zero-emission terminal tractor demonstration project for the Technology Advancement Program (TAP), a clean-air initiative sponsored by the twin Ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and LongBeach Mayor Robert Garcia signed a joint declaration today that sets ambitious goals for the Ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach to make the transition to zero emissions in their Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).
MTS launched the region’s first zero-emissions bus pilot program in 2019, and last year set a plan in motion to convert its entire bus fleet to zero emission by 2040. Additionally, LongBeach Transit (LBT) has ordered 20 next-generation battery-electric 35-foot Xcelsior CHARGE NG heavy-duty transit buses under a three-year contract.
will deliver one big-rig truck and one terminal tractor for testing for 18 months to the ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles, with an anticipated start in early 2011. Vision Motor Corp designs and manufactures advanced zero emission, hydrogen fuel cell hybrid electric drive, Class 8 heavy-duty commercial trucks.
The California Air Resources Board has approved the first three Community Emissions Reduction Programs (CERP) within the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) under Assembly Bill 617. The plans approved are for: Wilmington, Carson, West LongBeach. East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, West Commerce. Urban sources.
A plug-in parallel hybrid electric terminal tractor used to move shipping containers and cargo within the port will be tested at a Port of LongBeach shipping terminal. The equipment will be tested at SSA Container Terminal on Pier A at the Port of LongBeach for 3 months. Andra Rogers. Mobile, Ala., Mobile, Ala.,
Electrify America plans to install 30 electric fleet-dedicated chargers paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the Port of LongBeach, California, as part of Electrify America’s $25-million “Green City” investment in the region at the Ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles.
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Equilon Enterprises LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US, and Toyota have been provisionally awarded $8 million by the GFO-17-603 to develop the first hydrogen-truck refueling station at the Port of LongBeach. Earlier post.).
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The Port of LongBeach has achieved clean air records in its latest study of air pollution emissions, including an 88% reduction in diesel particulate matter. With the opening of LongBeach Container Terminal, 11% of the Port’s fleet of cargo-handling equipment is zero-emissions.
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The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex.
million in Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants to public and private partners in California. Cajon Valley Union School District (CVUSD) in San Diego received $1,000,000 to replace five school buses with zero emission battery-electric buses. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $9.6
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TeraWatt Infrastructure is developing the first network of high-powered charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty electric trucks along the Interstate 10 (I-10) highway, stretching from the Port of LongBeach - Los Angeles, California to the El Paso, Texas area.
TTSI), one of Southern California's prominent port trucking companies, to expedite zero-emission transportation solutions at the ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach. As previously announced, TTSI’s LOI is for 100 zero-emission trucks beginning with a four-truck pilot of two BEVs and two FCEVs.
A prototype Mack Pinnacle axle back model equipped with a proprietary plug-in hybrid electric driveline recently participated in a zero-emission eHighway demonstration in Carson, California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
Overall in-use emissions based on individual tug. A study of a hybrid tugboat, funded by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and conducted by UC Riverside, found that when compared with a conventional diesel-powered version, a hybrid tugboat can reduce emissions of PM 2.5 Emissions of. Emissions of. reductions.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $20 million in grants to accelerate California’s transition to zero-emission off-road equipment in the freight, agriculture and waterborne mass transit sectors. million; Grantee: City of LongBeach Harbor Department). million; Grantee: City of LongBeach Harbor Department).
I-710 is a major north-south interstate freeway connecting the city of LongBeach to central Los Angeles. The I-710 Corridor has high levels of health risks related to high levels of diesel particulate emissions, traffic congestion, high truck volumes, high accident rates, and many design features in need of modernization.
A recently released total fuel cycle analysis for maritime case studies shows that natural gas fuels reduce some air quality pollutants substantially, and reduce major greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions slightly, when compared to conventional petroleum-based marine fuels (low-sulfur and high-sulfur).
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At the recent ACT Expo in LongBeach, California, Cummins debuted its 15-liter hydrogen engine. This version, with expected full production in 2027, pairs with clean, zero-carbon hydrogen fuel, a key enabler of Cummins’ strategy to go further faster to help customers reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The rule requires container, passenger and refrigerated cargo ships to reduce emissions while docked at California’s busiest ports, including Los Angeles, LongBeach, Oakland, Hueneme, San Francisco and San Diego. In 2017, 87% of all regulated fleets complied with the regulation.
Stäubli Electrical Connectors, a leading manufacturer of electrical connector solutions, has signed an agreement with SSA Marine to provide automatic charging stations for 33 terminal tractors at the Port of LongBeach. ZANZEFF funds transformative emissions reduction strategies at freight facilities throughout the state.
That rule has achieved an 80% reduction in harmful emissions from more than 13,000 vessel visits since 2014. Tankers docking at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of LongBeach must also comply starting in 2025, while tankers in Northern California have until 2027.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has preliminarily awarded $41 million to the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) for the Zero-Emission and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) project. The initiative will help reduce emissions by 465 metric tons of greenhouse gas and 0.72
The failure to include the funds “undermines California’s ability to reach five million zero emission vehicles through the build out of 200 publicly available hydrogen fueling stations…risking equal and affordable access to clean transportation,” the legislators wrote. —Lawmakers’ letter.
property, the company commemorated the delivery of the 1,000 th natural gas vehicle with LongBeach Mayor Bob Foster starting up the new recycling truck that will serve LongBeach residents. At a ceremony at its Carson, Calif., Since November 2009, the landfill has been generating as much as 13,000 gallons of LNG per day.
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