Strategies
The Clean Air Action Plan identifies strategies to reduce pollution from every source – ships, trucks, trains, harbor craft (such as tugs and workboats), and cargo-handling equipment (such as cranes and yard tractors). Since 2005, these strategies have resulted in emission reductions exceeding 85% for particulate matter, 50% for nitrogen oxides, and 95% for sulfur oxides.
The ports are home to one of the cleanest cargo-handling fleets in the country. Our terminals are among the first to test and use the latest zero-emissions yard tractors and cranes.
We make sure our harbor craft, like tug boats, work boats, and crew boats, meet California’s stringent engine requirements, and we require them to plug into shore power while not in use.