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The Long Beach 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. A voluntary system, the ESI identifies seagoing ships exceeding the current emission standards of the International Maritime Organization..
The Long Beach board of harbor commissioners has approved a natural gas-powered truck exemption from the Clean Truck Fund Rate as a transitional step to a
Low-emissions natural gas-powered trucks will be exempt from a per-container fee thanks to a 4-1 vote by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners Monday.
Port of Long Beach exempts natural gas vehicles from Clean Truck Fund Rate
The Port of Long Beach will exempt the cleanest natural gas-powered trucks from the Clean Truck Fund Rate, as a transitional step to a future when zero-emissions cargo trucks are widely available, according to the company s release.
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday voted 4-1 to approve an exemption from the Clean Truck Fund Rate for the cleanest natural gas-powered trucks, as a transitional step to a future when zero-emissions cargo trucks are widely available.
Natural gas trucks are lower emitters of nitrogen oxides, a building block of smog, and provide a step toward cleaner air as the Port strives for the goals of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan.