ITEM NO:       7b_supp 
DATE OF MEETING: July 12, 2011 



Seaport Air Quality Program Briefing 
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Briefing Overview 
Diesel Particulate Emissions and Air Toxics 
Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy 2010
Implementation Report 
2011 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions
Inventory 
Clean Truck Program Request for Information 
Seaport Air Program Request for Qualifications 
Community/Stakeholder Outreach 
Emission Reduction Options Analysis 
Next Steps 
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Puget Sound Clean Air Agency 
2010 Comprehensive Air Toxics Evaluation 



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2005 Diesel Particulate Matter 
Puget Sound Region 
Maritime Emissions
= 29% 







Source: 2005 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions Inventory                  4

2005 Diesel Particulate Matter 
Port of Seattle Seaport 



Source: 2005 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions Inventory    5

NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR
STRATEGY 2010 IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT 

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Strategy Performance Measures 
2010        2015 
Ocean-Going      0.5% fuels in auxiliary  Meet IMO standards 
Vessels           engines while at berth 
Cargo-Handling    Use of ULSD, meet Tier  Best available emission
Equipment       2 or 3 PM standards    control devices 
Rail               Expedite EPA SmartWay  Comply with U.S. EPA 2007
standards           locomotive rules 
Trucks           100% trucks must have  80% of trucks must meet
1994 or newer engines   2007 U.S. EPA PM emission
standards, 100% by 2017 
Harbor Vessels     Low-sulfur fuels, new   Advanced technology pilot
technologies          projects 
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Ocean-Going Vessel 2010
Implementation Success 
72.4% of all frequent OGV calls (container and
cruise) met or exceeded the 2010
performance measure 
Cargo: 62% of frequently-calling container vessel calls
(378) met goal 
Cruise: 100% of all cruise vessel calls (223) met the goal 


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ABC Fuels 
Provides a per-call incentive for ships to use for
lower sulfur fuels (0.5% sulfur) in auxiliary
engines and boilers 
2010 Program 
$2,250 per call incentive 
11 participating lines, 400 vessel calls 
Reduced 240 metric tons of sulfur 
2011 Program 
Tiered incentive structure 
10 participating lines, 165 calls YTD, on par with 2010
performance 
Reduced 126 metric tons of sulfur YTD 
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Cargo-Handling Equipment 2010
Implementation Success 
55% of all CHE at Port of Seattle met the 2010
performance measure 
100% of all CHE used ultra low sulfur diesel
(ULSD) fuel and/or biodiesel blends 
In late 2010, 81 diesel multi-stage filters
(DMFs) were removed from CHE because the
EPA/CARB verification was revoked due to
equipment failure 
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Rail and Harbor Vessel 2010
Implementation Successes 
Rail 
Installed anti-idling equipment on Louis Dreyfus
switcher engine, reducing fuel consumption by 50%;
Switched to ultra-low sulfur diesel fuels 
BNSF Railway North Seattle International Gateway
(SIG) electrification 
Harbor Vessels 
Port continues to support PSCAA efforts to reduce
emissions from harbor vessels 
Foss and Crowley voluntary use of low sulfur 
fuels 

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Trucks 2010 Implementation Success 
100% of drayage trucks met or
exceeded the mandatory 2010
performance measure 
ScRAPS 
280 drayage trucks removed 
Ended January 2011 
Drayage Truck Registry 
www.portseattledtr.org 
Investigating RFID options with the
MTOs 
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Communications and Outreach 
Trucker Liaison in the Port's Office of Social
Responsibility 
Hotline: 206-787-6888 
Email: cleantruck@portseattle.org 
Trucker Resource Fairs 
Partnerships: 
African Chamber of Commerce 
Port Jobs Employment Assistance 
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ON-GOING EFFORTS 
AND 
CHANGING LANDSCAPE 


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Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions 
2nd Inventory  2011 
Update of 2005 inventory 
Led by Port of Tacoma, 12
funding partners 
Activity-based inventory of
all maritime emissions in the
greater Puget Sound region 
Data collection: January 1  
December 31, 2011 
Estimated cost: $230k, not
including significant in-kind
resources 
Report complete: Mid-2012 
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Clean Truck Program 
Request for Information 
Sought information and ideas on alternative
ways to upgrade trucks to U.S. EPA particulate
matter (PM) emission standards equivalent to
a 2007 model year (MY) diesel truck engine 
Published on April 19th, 2011, responses due
on May 20th, 2011 
Received one response 
California Fleet Solutions comprehensive truck
grant and lease program 
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Seaport Air Quality Program 
Request for Qualifications 
Consultant support for air quality technical,
policy, and program analysis 
Category III RFQ published on May 24th, 2011,
SOQs due on June 14th, 2011 


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Stakeholder
Communications/Outreach 
2011 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions
Inventory open houses 
Tacoma: April 14th 
Seattle: June 28th 
Community outreach summer/fall 2011 
Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy 2010
Implementation Report 
Clean Truck Program options 
Industry outreach 
Strategy long-term (2015) performance measure
implementation plans 
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North American Emission Control Area
(ECA) 
International Maritime
Organization (IMO) MARPOL
Annex VI 
Sets stricter limits on bunker
fuel sulfur content 
August 2012: 1% sulfur 
August 2015: 0.1% sulfur 
Applies to all ships 200
nautical miles off the coast of
the U.S. and Canada 
Early Port support 
Commission Resolutions 3534
(2005) and 3585 (2007) 
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Emissions Reduction Options Analysis 
How much additional diesel particulate matter can the Port
reduce with a $1 million investment? 
Methodology 
Data Sources 
2011 Drayage Truck Technology Assessment, E2 ManageTech 
2005 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions Inventory 
Port of Los Angeles/Port of Long Beach Technology Advancement Program 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
California Air Resources Board 
Trucks 
On and off-terminal, Port of Seattle drayage 
Ocean-Going Vessels 
Terminal based options evaluated for both total project reductions and
normalized to $1 million 
North American Emission Control Area implementation 
Cargo-Handling Equipment 
On-terminal activity 
Back of the Envelope Calculations 
Does not take in to account equipment or engine specifics or operational
variables 
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Truck Options 
Estimated Annual Truck DPM Emissions Reduced (tons) 
2011 
0.25                                                                         Verified Technology 
Unverified Technology 
(metric tons)   0.2
Diesel Particulate Matter 0.15
0.1

0.05

0
12 MY 2007 trucks   10 MY 2010 trucks   5 LNG/CNG trucks    6 diesel/electric    33 hybrid retrofits     28 LNG/CNG
hybrids                       conversions
$1 Million Investment 

Non-Op Public Expense $                         21

Cargo-Handling Equipment Options 
Estimated Annual CHE DPM Emissions Reduced (tons) 
2011 
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1.8

1.6
(metric tons)  1.4
1.2
Diesel Particulate Matter  1
0.8

0.6
0.4
0.2

0
12 Tier 4 diesel yard hostlers      7 hybrid yard hostlers         8 LNG yard hostlers          1 RTG hybrid retrofit
$1 Million Investment 

Non-Op Public Expense $                           22

Ocean-Going Vessel Options 
Estimated Annual OGV DPM Emissions Reduced (tons) 
$9 million 
2011 
180                                               investment required 
$5 million 
2012 
investment required 
160                                                                              2015 

140        $12 million
(metric tons)             investment required 
120

100
Diesel Particulate Matter   80
60
$1 million 
40                                     $1 million 
$1 million
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0
Pier 66    Pier 66    Pier 66  Cargo Shore Cargo Shore Cargo Shore Terminal 86 T86 AMECS T86 AMECS  444 ABC   444 ABC
Shore    Shore    Shore    Power    Power    Power   AMECS  (2012 ECA) (2015 ECA) Fuels calls Fuels calls
Power   Power   Power        (2012 ECA) (2015 ECA)                           (2012 ECA)
(2012 ECA) (2015 ECA)
$1 Million Investment 
Non-Op 
Public 
Capital $                             Expense $ 
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Observations 
Emission reduction benefits change as
regulations come in to force 
Emerging technologies may yield greater
cost/benefit 
Mass emission reductions do not take in to
account proximity to populations 

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Increased Industry Focus 
Carbon Footprinting 
Business for Social Responsibility Clean Cargo Working
Group 
Carbon calculators on carrier/shipper websites
becoming commonplace 
Environmental Performance 
Increase in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and
Environmental Annual Reports 
Greater marketing of environmental advantages 
International Maritime Organization 
Greenhouse gas protocol debates 
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
SmartWay for Drayage 
SmartWay is a partnership between government, business
and consumers to protect the environment, reduce fuel
consumption, and improve air quality 
On June 28, 2011 U.S. EPA announced the addition of
drayage operations to the SmartWay program 
Founding partners 
U.S. EPA 
Coalition for Responsible Transportation 
Environmental Defense Fund 
Charter shipper partners 
Best Buy, The Home Depot, Hewlett Packard, JC Penney, Lowe's,
Nike, Target, and Walmart 
Staff investigating how we can incorporate this 
into the Clean Truck Program 
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Next Steps 
Community/Stakeholder outreach
summer/fall 2011 
Continue to evaluate Clean Truck Program
options, present draft to Commission in
December 2011 
Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy update in
2012 

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