ITEM NO: ____7a_Supp (REVISED July 22, 2013)_____ 
DATE OF MEETING: June 25, 2013 

Draft Northwest Ports Clean
Air Strategy 2013 Update

2013 Northwest Ports Clean Air
Strategy Update 
Background 
Proposed 2013 Strategy Update 
Timeline 
Emission-reduction goals 
Performance targets by sector 
Pilot Projects

Background on Northwest Ports
Clean Air Strategy 
Development of the 2008 Strategy, including integration
of the 2005 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions
Inventory 
Port partners: Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Metro
Vancouver, B.C. 
Regulatory partners: US EPA, WDOE, PSCAA,
Environment Canada, Metro Vancouver 
Actions taken since adoption of the Strategy

Timeline for Strategy Update 
Jan 2012  May 2013: partners developed draft 
Sept 2012  May 2013: stakeholder outreach 
June 11  July 26, 2013: public comment, open houses 
August  tbd: address comments; finalize Strategy;
request Commission adoption

Emission-Reduction Goals 
(from 2005 Baseline) 
Targeted 
2015 Goals    2020 Goals    Measurement 
Emissions 

Diesel
Emissions per
particulate      75% reduction   80% reduction 
ton of cargo 
matter 

Greenhouse                       Emissions per
10% reduction   15% reduction 
gases                                 ton of cargo

DPM Emission Breakdown 
from the Three Ports vs. POS only 
POS only  DPM breakdown 
OGV - 78%
Rail - 7%
Trucks - 7%
CHE - 4%
Harbor Vessels - 4%

GHG Emissions Breakdown 
from the Three Ports vs. POS only 

POS  GHG Breakdown 

OGV - 45%
Rail - 7%
Trucks - 37%
CHE - 7%
Harbor Vessels - 5%

Pilot & Demonstration Projects 
Important for advancing new and existing
technology and best practices 
Each port will engage in at least one
pilot/demonstration project each year 
Results will be shared with stakeholders &
included in annual progress reports

Targets for Ocean-Going Vessels 
Reduces 
Actions                    2015 Targets       2020 Targets 
DPM  GHG 
Ports track number
of vessels with
Early compliance with
Tier 3 marine
2015 ECA 0.1% fuelengines
, shore
Vessels surpass ECA requirements  sulfur level (or                        
power use, cleaner
equivalent) while at
fuel, and other
berth 
emission-reduction
technologies 
Ports and vessels participate in
port-designed or third-party
certification programs that
Ports and 10% of    Ports and 40% of
promote continuous improvement                                 
vessel calls         vessel calls 
(such as Environmental Ship
Index, Green Marine, Clean Cargo
Working Group, or others)

Targets for Harbor Vessels 
Reduces 
Actions                    2015 Targets     2020 Targets 
DPM   GHG 
Partners conduct  Partners conduct
Strategy partners conduct annual   outreach and 50% outreach and 90%
outreach to port-related harbor    of harbor vessel   of harbor vessel

vessel companies and recognize   companies report  companies report
best practices and engine upgrades  best practices and best practices and
engine upgrades   engine upgrades 
Ports and harbor vessels
participate in port-designed or
third-party certification programs
that promote continuous        Ports and 10% of  Ports and 40% of

improvement (such as         harbor vessels    harbor vessels 
Environmental Ship Index, Green
Marine, Clean Cargo Working
Group, or others)

Targets for Cargo-Handling Equipment 
Reduces 
Actions                    2015 Targets     2020 Targets 
DPM   GHG 

CHE meets Tier 4 interim (T4i)
50% of equipment  80% of equipment     
emission standards or equivalent 


Ports and terminals have fuel-use
Ports and 50% of  Ports and 100% of
reduction plans in place that                                          
terminals         terminals 
promote continuous improvement

Targets for Locomotives 
Reduces 
Actions                    2015 Targets    2020 Targets 
DPM   GHG 

100% of
100% of       owners/operators
Switcher locomotive
owners/operators achieve
owners/operators participate in a                                
institute a        performance
fuel-efficiency program 
program       objectives of
chosen program 

Switcher locomotive operators    10% of        20% of
upgrade or replace unregulated    unregulated     unregulated

engines (engine replacements will  locomotive     locomotive
be Tier 2 or better)              engines         engines

Targets for Port Administration 
Reduces 
Actions                         2015 Targets       2020 Targets 
DPM   GHG 
Port own and operate cleaner vehicles and Ports report use of
Ports increase use
equipment and have fuel-use reduction   cleaner vehicles and
of cleaner vehicles             
plans in place that promote continuous   equipment and other
and equipment 
improvement                   relevant information 
Ports institute clean   Ports apply clean
construction best     construction best
Ports apply clean construction standards
practices for port-led  practices for port-led
to engines used on port-led construction
projects, including    projects, including
projects (such as AAPA, EPA Best                                            
idle-reduction and    idle reduction and
Practices for Clean Diesel Construction,
Tier 2 engine       Tier 4 engine
or equivalent best management practices) 
emission         emissions
requirements       requirements 
Ports facilitate energy studies and
conservation projects at port-owned                   Each port completes
and/or tenant facilities to identify and     Each port conducts 3  3 energy

address energy conservation         energy studies      conservation
opportunities in building systems,                     projects 
processes, and yard lighting

Targets for Trucks 
Reduces 
Actions                      2015 Targets    2020 Targets 
DPM   GHG 

Trucks meet or surpass EPA emission            100% of trucks
80% of trucks                   
standards for model year 2007                   (by 2017) 

Ports, terminals, and trucks have fueluse
reduction plans in place that
Ports, terminals,
promote continuous improvement
Ports          and 50% of              
(e.g., USEPA SmartWay, Transport
trucks 
Canada Truck Reservation Systems
Program)

Follow-up on Commission Motion to
Accelerate Clean Air Goals 
December 4, 2012: Commission briefing; not compelled to
accelerate based on input from staff 
NWPCAS partners will not be accelerating clean truck program goal 
Follow-up with truck driver outreach; consensus to recommend not
accelerating clean truck program goal 
financial impacts on truck owners 
less Port of Seattle work 
potential inconsistency with Port of Tacoma requirements 
truck emissions have reduced 53% since 2005 and are 7% of Port's emissions