Public may comment on cargo handling equipment assessment through Nov. 21

The public is invited to comment on a draft assessment of new cargo-handling equipment technology that will help the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles reduce air pollution and reach the ambitious zero-emissions goals set by the Clean Air Action Plan.

The draft 2024 feasibility assessment, posted here, examines the current state of technology, operational characteristics, economic considerations, infrastructure availability and commercial readiness relating to cleaner cargo-handling equipment.

Comments will be accepted through Friday, Nov. 21, and can be emailed to [email protected].

The ports have committed to developing feasibility assessments every three years for terminal equipment and drayage trucks to determine a path toward meeting CAAP zero-emissions goals.

To help achieve the scale of technology required for its CAAP goals, the ports have made significant investments and engaged industry manufacturers through the Technology Advancement Program. Since 2007, the ports and their partners have invested more than $431 million to support the commercialization of clean technologies.