US Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy
Organization: The Port of Seattle and Tacoma
Location: USA
Date Start: 2008
Freight Scope: Cargo-handling equipment, rail, harbor craft, ocean-going vessels and trucks.
Description
The Port of Tacoma has partnered with Port of Seattle and Port Metro Vancouver in British Columbia to reduce seaport-related air emissions in the region.
The Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy marks the first such international cooperative effort in the port community. It builds on early environmental efforts at each port, and establishes short- and long-term performance measures for reducing emissions from cargo-handling equipment, rail, harbor craft, ocean-going vessels and trucks.
Website: http://www.portoftacoma.com/Page.aspx?nid=226