Marine Vessels & Ports Workgroup

The Marine Vessels and Ports Workgroup is exploring opportunities to share information and seek funding for a variety of projects including: alternative fuel use for vessels and on-shore equipment, equipment retrofits and early retirement, and cold ironing for ocean-going vessels and plug-in power for on-shore equipment. In addition, the Workgroup is the primary source of information exchange on the West Coast for a potential application for a Sulfur Emission Control Area (SECA). Click here for related project proposals. If you would like to join the Marine Vessels and Ports Workgroup, please contact Bill Jones.

Workgroup Meetings

• Thursday, September 21, 10:00 am PT
  Call Summary
• Thursday, November 9, 10:00 am PT
• Thursday, December 14, 10:00 am PT

Sulfur Emission Control Area (SECA)

• EPA Marine Presentation October 2005
• IMO Website
• California Legislature Backs Port Air Quality Plan
• Shipping Emissions Abatement and Trading (SEAAT) Website
• Bunkerworld Website
• Background Paper on SECA
• June EPA SECA Update
• North Sea Ship Emissions Control Area Adopted at Environment Meeting

Emission Inventory

• EPA – Best Practices Port Emission Inventories
• EPA White Paper #3 – Port Emission Inventories (DOC)
• Port of LA Emissions Inventory
• Port of Long Beach Emissions Inventory
• Environment Canada (SENES) Review of Methods Used in Calculating Marine Vessel Emission Inventories
• SMED Methodology for Calculating Emissions from Ships
• Haagen-Smit Symposium Worldwide Emissions Overview
• San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority Emission Data Report
• British Colubmia Marine Vessel Air Emission Survey
• Santa Barbara, California Marine Shipping Emissions

Policy Tools and Incentives

• Port of L.A. New Leasing Policy
• Federal Advisory Committee Incentives Report 2005
• Haagen-Smit Symposium Policy Levers for Reducing Emissions 1
• Haaagen-Smit Symposium Policy Levers for Reducing Emissions 2
• EPA (ICF) Emission Reduction Incentives
• Swedish Maritime Administration Fairway Dues
• Public-Private Incentives for Regional Ferries
  

Technologies

• Alternative Propulsion Systems
• Vallejo Ferry SCR installation
  
• EPA White Paper #2 – Validation of Technologies to Reduce Emissions at Ports (DOC)
• Haagen-Smit Symposium Alternative Marine Power at Port of LA
• Haagen-Smit Symposium Challenges for Reducing Emissions in China
• Haagen-Smit Symposium Emission Reduction from Improved Logistics
• Haagen-Smit Symposium (MAN B&W Diesel Technical Improvements for Ships)
• Haagen-Smit Symposium Technical Improvements for Ships–Wartsila
• MEPC Reduction Options (DOC)
• North Sea Ministerial Meeting (DOC)
• Reproducibility and Accuracy of On-Board Emission Measurements Using RAVEM

Shore-Based Power

• California Air Resources Board Shoreside Power Workshop Presentations (see 11/9/04 meeting information)
• European Entec August 2005 Shoreside Power Study
• Port of Los Angeles Alternative Maritime Power Study
• Port of Long Beach Cold Ironing Cost Effectiveness Study
• Port of San Francisco Cruise Ship Shoreside Power Feasibility
• Juneau Shoreside Power
• Environmental Position Paper on Shore Power
  

Fuel Information

• CombustAll Study – Port of Vancouver
• EPA Highway Diesel Fuel 2004 Pre-Compliance Report
• EPA Marine Emission Standards
• Haagen-Smit Symposium BP Prospects for Cleaner Fuel
• Haagen-Smit Symposium DNV Petroleum Services Marine Fuel Prospects 
• Haagen-Smit Symposium SEATT Prospects for Cleaner Fuel

Legislation and Rulemaking

• MARPOL Annex VI DRAFT Implementing Legislation
• EPA Marine Standards
• California Air Resources Board Proposed Rule for ocean-going ship auxiliary engines
• California On-board incineration regulation for cruise ships
• European Policy on Ship Emissions
  
• Lowenthal CA 5 Bill (DOC)
• California Senate Bill 771 Oceangoing Ships 
• Port of Long Beach SECA Resolution
• CA Assembly Joint Resolution 8 Relative to Marine Pollution

Management Options and Informational Documents

• American Lung Association: State of the Air 2006
• Controlling Air Emissions from Marine Vessels: Problems and Opportunities
• California Air Resources Board Draft Emission Reduction Plan for Ports and International Goods Movement  (December 1, 2005)
• Puget Sound Maritime Air Forum Diesel Solutions Workshop materials (November 15, 2005)
• California Goods Movement Action Plan (GMAP)
• NRDC Report Harboring Pollution
• Environmental Defense Report Smog Alert
• Union of Concerned Scientists Report
• Bluewater Network Report, Stacked Deck
  
• AAPA – EMS for Ports
• EPA – Ports EMS Case
• EPA White Paper #1 – General Conformity Determinations for Port Projects (DOC)
• EPA White Paper #4 – Port Involvement in Transportation and Air Quality Planning (TIP and SIP) (DOC)
• Environment Canada (BMT) Management Options for Marine Air Emission Report
• Haagen-Smit Symposium Clean Air Task Force Perspective on International Shipping
• Haagen-Smit Symposium European Perspective on International Shipping
• Friends of the Earth Air Pollution from Shipping Emissions – Public Health and Community Impacts (DOC)
• Georgia Basin Marine Vessel Air Quality Work Group Terms of Reference (DOC)
• Los Angeles No Net Increase Strategy, March 2005 Draft 

Websites

Ports

Clean Ports USA

http://www.cleanfleetsusa.net/cleanports/

American Association of Port Authorities

http://www.aapa-ports.org/

Port of Long Beach

http://www.polb.com

Port of Los Angeles

http://www.portoflosangeles.org/

Port of Los Angeles Reports

http://www.portoflosangeles.org/environment_studies.htm

Port of Oakland

http://www.portofoakland.com/

Port of Portland

http://www.portofportlandor.com/

Port of San Francisco

http://www.sfport.com/site/sfport_index.asp

Port of Seattle

http://www.portseattle.org/

Port of Tacoma

http://www.portoftacoma.com/

Port of Vancouver

http://www.portvancouver.com/

Port of Houston

http://www.portofhouston.com/

Port of NY-NJ

http://www.panynj.gov/

EPA

EPA Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/

EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign

http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/

Other

Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

http://www.pmsaship.com

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

http://www.pscleanair.org/

CA Air Resources Board: Commercial Marine Vessels

http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/marinevess/marinevess.htm

North Carolina State University’s National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)

http://www.dsireusa.org

Western States Petroleum Association

http://www.wspa.org/