Item No.        __7b_supp.
Date of Meeting   June 23, 2009

Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy
2008 Report
Stephanie Jones Stebbins
Senior Manager, Seaport Environmental
Programs

Briefing Overview
Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy
approach and performance measures
2008 Implementation Commitments
First Annual Report
2009 Implementation Commitments

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Strategy Approach
Focused on diesel particulate matter and
greenhouse gases
Clear, measurable performance measures
Ocean-going vessels (OGV)
Cargo handling equipment (CHE)
Trucks
Rail
Harbor vessels
Encourage ongoing innovation instead of
mandated solutions
Short Term (2010) and Long Term (2015)
targets
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Strategy Performance
Measures
2010       2015
Ocean-Going    Use distillate fuels    Meet IMO standards
Vessels        at berth
Cargo-Handling   2000 model year     Best available emission
Equipment      engine or better     control devices
Rail            Expedite EPA        Comply with EPA's 2007
SmartWay standards  locomotive rules
Trucks        1994 or better      80% to meet 2007
emission standards   emission standards,
100% by 2017
Harbor Vessels   Low-sulfur fuels, new  Advanced technology
technologies        pilot projects
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2008 Implementation
Commitments
Develop implementation details with
stakeholders
Verification and reporting requirements
Identify and secure funding for incentives
Port Metro Vancouver stakeholder
consultation 2008; adoption to be considered
in 2009
Begin implementing the Strategy, seek to
accelerate performance standard schedules
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First Annual Report
POS, POT and PMV report on progress
towards NWPCAS goals through the end
of 2008
First report provides baseline
Some difference in both reporting and
measuring
All three ports working together to improve
consistency
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POS Implementation Status
Ocean-Going Vessels
2008 success towards 2010 goal: 29% of frequent
callers
Container vessels: 7% of frequent callers
Cruise Vessels: 100% of frequent callers
52% used shore power
48% used 1.5% sulfur fuel
Ongoing Efforts:
Shore power for Princess Cruises and Holland America Line
relocated to Smith Cove Cruise Terminal
Application to U.S. DOE Transportation Electrification to fund
50% of shore power infrastructure at Pier 66
At-Berth Clean Fuels Vessel Incentive Program
Hapag-Lloyd    Maersk
Matson      Norwegian Cruise Line
APL       COSCO
CMA-CGM
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POS Implementation Status
Cargo-Handling Equipment
2008 success towards 2010 goal
9% of CHE met or exceeded goal
41% of CHE made progress toward the goal
100% of CHE used ultra low sulfur diesel fuel
and/or biodiesel blends
Ongoing Efforts:
Grants awarded by U.S. EPA, PSCAA, and
WA Dept. of Ecology to retrofit or replace
CHE
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POS Implementation Status
Rail
2008 success towards 2010 goal
Port continues to support commitments made by UP
and BNSF Railway to the U.S. EPA SmartWay
Transport Partnership
Louis Dreyfus switched to ULSD/B20 fuel for
locomotive and facility operations at T-86
Ongoing Efforts:
Supporting $3 million proposal to U.S. EPA to
repower 4 BNSF switcher locomotives
Working with PSCAA and Louis Dreyfus to install anti-
idling equipment on switcher locomotives at T-86
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POS Implementation Status
Harbor Vessels
2008 success towards 2010 goal
Port is supporting PSCAA in reducing
emissions from harbor tug operations
Ongoing Efforts:
Supporting $2.1 million proposal to U.S. EPA
to repower the Andrew Foss tug
Foss Maritime and Crowley voluntarily
switched to lower sulfur fuels in tug operations
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POS Implementation Status
Harbor Vessels
Puget Sound
PSCAA is promoting ULSD fuel and new
technologies, with a focus on tugs and ferries
Washington State Ferries (WSF) implemented
fuel and emission reduction strategies
Use of ULSD or low sulfur diesel fuel
On-going investigation of biodiesel

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POS Implementation Status
Clean Truck Program
2008 success towards 2010 goal
76% of known drayage trucks are MY 1994 or newer
Ongoing Efforts
Addressing the remaining 24% of trucks that do not
meet the 2010 goal is a big challenge
Proposed negotiation of lease amendments with
marine terminal operators to enforce standards
PSCAA doing a buy-back and scrap program for pre-
1994 trucks
OSR is developing a Small Business Assistance
program
Continue outreach efforts with stakeholders
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Truck Parking
South Harbor Truck Parking Work Group
Purpose: To provide input on south harbor neighborhood
parking and routing issues.
Partners include City, SDOT, community, industry, labor, and
environmental groups.
Recommendations presented to Commission and City Council in
May 2009
Status of Terminal 10 interim truck parking facility
Selection of a temporary site at Terminal 25 South
3 acres
Available July 2009
No fees

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POS Implementation Status
Port Administration
25,500 gallons of ULSD/biodiesel fuel used in
Port-owned diesel equipment in 2008
B99 used January-July
B20 used August-December
Converted a Toyota Prius to a plug-in hybrid
electric
29 hybrid vehicles in the Seaport fleet
Reduced Pier 69 electricity consumption by 43%
Diverted waste from landfills
32.2 tons of solid waste
17.5 tons of organic waste
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2009 Implementation
Commitments
Continue to develop implementation details with
stakeholders
Refine data collection, verification, and reporting
processes
Work with PSCAA to implementing projects to meet
the 2010 Strategy goals, seeking to accelerate
performance standard schedules where practical
Port Metro Vancouver stakeholder consultation
2008; adoption to be considered in 2009

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