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The Port Community: The Shipping Environment 5 Sustainable Trends By Diane Mettler Each month we bring you 5 Sustainable Trends that could have an impact on you and your business. 1. EPA awards grant to Foss Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator, awarded a $739,500 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant to Foss Maritime Company, Environmental Solutions Worldwide (ESW) and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA). The two are partnering to test a pollution-reducing device on two Foss tugs, the Garth Foss and the Lindsey Foss. ESW’s invention, the XtrmCat (TM) Diesel Oxidation Catalyst, is projected to reduce particulate matter (PM) by 25 percent, hydrocarbons (HC) by 25 percent and carbon monoxide by 70 percent. David J. Johnson, president and CEO of the Concord, Ontario-based ESW, said, “The technology is designed to meet the demanding environment of high horsepower marine engines with no impact on vessel performance.” 2. Clean Trucks at Long Beach On January 1, 8,000 dirty trucks were banned from Port of Long Beach shipping facilities, a milestone in the ongoing transformation of the harbor trucking fleet to improve air quality. Of the 8,000, 5,600 have already been replaced by newer, cleaner rigs thanks to the Port of Long Beach’s www.polb.com/environment/cleantrucks/default.asp Clean Trucks Program. “Little more than a year ago, the ports looked like a graveyard where old dirty trucks came to die,” said Nick Sramek, president of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. He added that as of January 1, the program will have achieved nearly an 80 percent reduction in trucking air pollution — two years ahead of schedule. 3. Electric cars take the back seat to smart mobility Each year, the Cleantech Group makes its 2010 predictions. This year, Executive Chairman Nicholas Park predicts that even though electric vehicles and hybrids eclipsed fuel cell vehicles in the auto industry, he believes in 2010, clean cars will form part of a broader shift to smart mobility. “Smart mobility will quickly permeate beyond simply the transport sector and will be integrated into the new energy paradigm, influencing the design of urban systems, even shipping ports,” he said. For Park’s other 2010 predictions, just visit cleantech.com/news/5342/ten-cleantech-predictions-2010 4. Go Green Calculators from INTTRA INTTRA, an electronic commerce platform for the ocean freight industry, has developed “green” calculators. They demonstrate how switching from manual processes, which use extraneous amounts of printed paper, to electronic commerce will not only save companies time and money, but will help the environment as well. A typical employee in the United States uses approximately 10,000 sheets of copy paper every year, taxing national forests and wasting millions of corporate dollars. Industries that have switched to electronic commerce, like the airlines, have saved those millions. www.inttra.com 5. Damco SupplyChain CarbonCheck Damco has been conducting SupplyChain CarbonCheck™ for companies since 2007 and has now partnered with First Climate to offer customers the opportunity to offset their unavoidable CO2 emissions. The process is straightforward: (1) Estimate current supply chain CO2 emissions and costs; (2) Simulate different supply chain scenarios and measure the impact of these in terms of CO2 emissions and costs; (3) Evaluate the scenarios that have the highest impact and better fit strategy; (4) Implement the agreed solutions and track progress in terms of CO2 emissions and costs; (5) Offset remaining CO2 emissions. For more details, read more at www.firstclimate.com	In This Issue Up Front News, Trends & Analysis New Items Trade Tools: How Uncle Sam helps exporters Capital Watch: Larger issues loom behind federal transport agendas Supply Chain Chris Steele: Development opportunities north and south of the border Compliance Corner: Denied Party Screening Make sure you comply... comprehensively and timely Tech Trends Product Review: Invoicing and Auditing solutions Commentary David Bennett: Early signs of trouble Gateway Glance Panama China The Port Community Game Changer: Expansion of the Panama Canal will reshape global trade patterns All-weather ports are “all-in” Breakbulk Quarterly: East Coast - Thinking outside the box Breakbulk Quarterly: Brighter outlook for West Coast breakbulk in 2010 The Shipping Environment Casualties Navy tanker breaks loose, container crane topples, longshoreman dies at Virginia port ... and much more Final Say Getting TIGER by the tail
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The Port Community: The Shipping Environment 5 Sustainable Trends

The Port Community: The Shipping Environment
5 Sustainable Trends