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.


Year	Date	News Headline
2023	October 17	Register Now: EPA’s Clean Ports Program – First Look! (October 31, 2023)
2023	May 5	Technical Request for Information: Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Clean Ports Programs in the Inflation Reduction Act (closed June 5)
2022	December 20	EPA announces new Updated Shore Power Technology Assessment at U.S. Ports
2022	November 1	EPA Announces Two Listening Sessions on IRA Clean Ports Funding -- Nov. 9 and Dec. 6
2022	March 3	Zero Emissions Electric Yard Trucks Arrive in Tacoma Harbor
2021	December 23	Port of Oakland Awarded $5.2 Million for Electrical Power Upgrades that Will Reduce Maritime Emissions
2021	December 22	Port of Long Beach Receives $52.3 Million for On-Dock Rail
2021	December 22	Ports America Baltimore Terminal Seeks Green Marine Certification for it's Terminal Operations
2021	December 16	2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants Announced for Communities Living Near Port and Rail Facilities
2021	December 8	Northwest Ports Adopts Plans to Make Progress Toward Ambitious Goal of Phasing Out Maritime Emissions
2021	November 6	Port of Seattle, Seattle City Light Awarded Grant to Study Using Hydrogen as a Power Source
2021	October 14	Port of San Diego Adopts Most Ambitious Maritime Clean Air Strategy of its Kind in California
2021	September 22	Northwest Seaport Alliance Joins Over 150 Industry Leaders for Full Decarbonization of International Shipping by 2050
2021	September 17	Wabtec Unveils First Battery-Electric Freight Train
2021	September 15	EPA Releases Case Study on Air Pollution Reductions for the New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project
2021	September 9	Port of Baltimore Welcomes Four Additional Ultra-Large Electric Cranes
2021	September 2	Port of Los Angeles Awards $1 Million to Local Organizations Through Port’s Community Investment Grant Program
2021	August 26	Port of Long Beach Almost Fully Electric Container Terminal Opens
2021	August 4	Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) Passes Infrastructure Funding for Electric Yard Trucks Project in Tacoma Harbor
2021	July 19	Port of Oakland Launches Zero Emissions Truck Project
2021	July 14	Port of San Diego to Get First Electric Tug in the U.S.
2021	July 13	Port Vancouver USA to Develop and Implement a Climate Action Plan
2021	June 10	Port of Redwood City Joins Green Marine
2021	June 7	Port of Los Angeles Rolls Out Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Freight Demonstration
2021	May 11	Port of Corpus Christi to Champion Production of Green Hydrogen
2021	April 9	South Carolina Ports Opens Leatherman Terminal with Electric Ship-to-Shore Cranes and Hybrid Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes
2021	April 1	EPA Releases Case Study on California’s San Pedro Bay Ports Addressing Air Quality and Environmental Justice in Nearby Communities
2021	March 31	City of New York Department of Transportation Launches Ferry Powered by Electro-Motive Diesel Tier 4 Engine
2021	March 24	Port of San Diego Developing a Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS) to Improve Air Quality and Reduce Greenhouse Gases
2021	February 16	Port of Baltimore Encourages Truck Owners to Join Dollars for Drays' to Replace Older Vehicles
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 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 16	North Carolina Ports Awarded $16 Million Grant for Infrastructure Improvements
2020	July 1	NWSA Clean Truck Program Earns International Recognition
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	May	CMAQ Application Deadline Extended to August 21, 2020
2020	March 19	Hapag-Lloyd: Sustainability Report 2019
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 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
2019	October	Port of San Diego Receives 2019 AAPA Environmental Improvement Award for Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases and Criteria Pollutants
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	July 19	Northwest Seaport Alliance Earns Environmental Recognition from Inbound Logistics magazine
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 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 23	Port of Oakland Releases Seaport Air Quality 2020 and Beyond Plan
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	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	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 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 7	Port of Baltimore Receives 2.4 Million From EPA to Help Promote Clean Air
2018	November 21	Long Beach Rail Project Nets $14 Million Grant
2018	November 20	Oakland Sees Second Trucker Turn to All-Electric Rig
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	July 23	Webinar August 1: EPA and Port Everglades Partnership Report and Findings
2018	July 18	Port of Oakland Committed to Eliminating Emissions
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	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 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 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	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 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 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	EPA to Work with Ports to Improve Environmental Performance

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