PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA  STAFF BRIEFING 
Item No.            7b 
Date of Meeting      December 7, 2010 

DATE:      December 1, 2010 
TO:       Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:     Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Director, Seaport Environmental Programs 
Sarah Flagg, Air Quality Program Manager, Seaport Environmental Programs 
SUBJECT:   Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy Implementation Status 
BACKGROUND: 
The purpose of this staff briefing is to present the current status of implementation of the shortterm
2010 Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy ("Strategy") performance measures. 
On January 22, 2008, the Port of Seattle Commission adopted the Northwest Ports Clean Air
Strategy, a voluntary and collaborative effort of the Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver
(B.C.) to reduce maritime and port-related emissions that affect air quality and climate change
in the Pacific Northwest. Developed in close collaboration with the Puget Sound Clean Air
Agency, Washington Department of Ecology, US Environmental Protection Agency, and
Environment Canada with input from stakeholders, customers, and citizens, the Strategy will
result in emission reductions to further improve air quality throughout the region. The Strategy
has three primary emissions reduction objectives: 
Reduce maritime and port-related air quality impacts on human health, the environment
and the economy; 
Reduce contribution to climate change through co-benefits associated with reducing air
quality impacts; and 
Help the Georgia Basin-Puget Sound region continue to meet air quality standards and
objectives. 
The Strategy builds on the significant efforts the Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver, BC
have invested in emission reductions and established common short-term (2010) and long-term
(2015) performance measures for further reducing emissions from cargo-handling equipment,
rail, harbor vessels, ocean-going vessels, and trucks. 
Reported 2009-2010 Success toward the 2010 Strategy Performance Measures is as follows:


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December 1, 2010 
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Ocean-Going Vessels (OGV): 
63.5% of all frequent ocean-going vessel calls (cruise and container ships) met the 2010
OGV performance measure. 
o  Container vessels: 40% of frequently calling container vessel calls (236 calls)
met the 2010 OGV performance measure using  0.5% sulfur fuel in auxiliary
engines while at berth. 
o  Cruise Vessels: 100% of frequent callers used 1.5% or less sulfur fuel or shore
power. 
38.5% (84 calls) met the 2010 OGV performance measure by using 
1.5% sulfur fuel in diesel electric main engines while at berth. 
61.5% exceeded the 2010 OGV performance measure through use of
shore power (84 calls) or participation in the At-Berth Clean Fuels
Vessel Incentive Program (ABC Fuels), utilizing fuel containing  0.5%
sulfur fuel in diesel electric main engines while at berth (50 calls). 
Cargo-Handling Equipment (CHE): 
68% 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. 
Rail 
Port continues to support commitments made by UP and BNSF Railway to the U.S. EPA
SmartWay Transport Partnership (http://www.epa.gov/smartway/) 
Louis Dreyfus switched to ULSD/B20 fuel for locomotive and facility operations at
T86 
BNSF installed the first all-electric, wide-span, rail mounted gantry cranes at their
North Seattle International Gateway (SIG)  intermodal yard.   This electrification
investment eliminated diesel powered cranes and increased terminal efficiency. 
Harbor Craft 
Port is supporting PSCAA in reducing emissions from harbor tug operations 
Trucks 
77.4% of drayage trucks met or exceeded the 2010 performance measure (based on the
Port of Seattle 2008 Fleet Age Analysis). 
In 2009, 27 drayage trucks were scrapped and recycled under the Scrappage and
Retrofits for Air in Puget Sound (ScRAPS) program.  As of 11/29/2010, 244 trucks
have been scrapped. 
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BRIEFING: 
PowerPoint presentation

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December 1, 2010 
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PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTION: 
On February 16, 2007, the Commission passed a series of environmental motions that required,
in part, that staff present an air quality action plan for Commission approval. 
On January 22, 2008, the Commission adopted the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy. 
On April 14, 2009, the Commission approved transfer of $2.3 million to Puget Sound Clean
Air Agency over the 2009 and 2010 budget years in support of maritime air emission reduction
efforts. 
On June 8, 2010, the Commission approved an additional transfer of $541,000 to Puget Sound
Clean Air Agency to support maritime clean air efforts.  The agency utilized the funds for
programs such as the At-Berth Clean Fuels Vessel Incentive Program (ABC Fuels). 
On November 9, 2010, the Commission approved an additional transfer of $110,250 to Puget
Sound Clean Air Agency support maritime clean air efforts. The agency utilized the funds for
programs such as the At-Berth Clean Fuels Vessel Incentive Program (ABC Fuels).