Air Quality

San Pedro Bay ports ahead of emissions reduction targets

San Pedro Bay ports emissions reduction

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) reports that emissions from the combined San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continue to decline as a result of marine terminal, ocean carrier and industry partner investments in cleaner equipment and technologies, including operational changes, to improve air quality in Southern California, according to two new reports released by the ports. (Port of Long Beach report and Port of Los Angeles report.)

The San Pedro Bay ports together...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/san-pedro-bay-ports-ahead-of-emissions-reduction-targets/

Climate coalition calls for Ikea to ‘abandon dirty ships’ by 2030

Ship It Zero calls on Ikea to reach zero-emissions shipping by 2030.

Climate and health coalition Ship It Zero is calling on Ikea to transition to zero-emissions shipping by 2030. The coalition delivered a petition signed by nearly 20,000 shoppers to the company’s Delft, Netherlands, headquarters Thursday, urging Ikea to “abandon dirty ships.”

Ship It Zero is led by environmental organizations Pacific Environment and Stand.earth. It also targeted Walmart, Amazon and Target for their contributions to climate change and air pollution through shipping.

Ship It Zero...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/climate-coalition-calls-for-ikea-to-abandon-dirty-ships-by-2030

Scorching heat waves this week in Northwest, heartland

Dangerously hot and humid weather this week may have some truckers dreaming of cool breezes and snow-capped mountains.

One region of the country will be baking in triple-digit heat for a few days, while another will have to deal with humidity pushing the heat index past 100 degrees.

The heartland

Portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley are where drivers will find temperatures in the 90s, which doesn’t sound out of the ordinary for August. However, paired with oppressive humidity levels,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/scorching-heat-waves-this-week-in-northwest-heartland

Large wildfires still burning millions of acres out West

Eastern end of the Tamarack wildfire crossing U.S. Highway 395 in western Nevada.

Dozens of large wildfires are still scorching land in more than a dozen states across the country. Eleven of these states are in the West.

As of Thursday, these 79 large fires had burned almost 1.5 million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

Bootleg fire

The Bootleg fire in southern Oregon is the largest in the country, first reported on July 6. Seventeen days later, it’s almost 400,000 acres in size and 40% contained. This is based on an early Friday morning report from InciW...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/large-wildfires-still-burning-millions-of-acres-out-west

Elevated wildfire risk sweeping across the West

Dozens of wildfires are still burning across the West, a few of them now covering more than 100,000 acres each. The largest one reported to InciWeb, the National Fire Information Center’s website, is the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon. It was about 364,000 acres in size as of Monday evening — bigger than New York City — and only 30% contained.

Persistent drought and dry thunderstorms will keep the risk of new wildfire development elevated in a large part of the Northwest and portions of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/elevated-wildfire-risk-sweeping-across-the-west

Oregon’s Bootleg fire burning out of control

Wildfire burning.

Officials say the Bootleg fire, the largest wildfire in the country, may not be fully contained until the fall.

Located in southern Oregon, the fire was first reported on July 6, covered 212,377 acres as of early Thursday morning and is only 5% contained. This is according to InciWeb, the National Fire Information Center’s website.

Related: 4 ways heat waves can scorch truckers

A public information officer for Northwest Incident Management Team 10, which is fighting the fire, told Newsweek in a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oregons-bootleg-fire-burning-out-of-control

Are ‘near-zero-emissions’ diesel trucks delaying electric vehicle adoption?

The newest generation diesel technology provides emissions and air quality benefits.

While striving to reduce emissions, the freight industry often faces this question: Is it better to upgrade current technology or invest in research and development of new technology?

Consider the heavy-duty truck market.

The newest generation of diesel trucks provides measurable efficiency improvements and reductions in emissions, but experts who view electric vehicles (EVs) and other zero-emission vehicles as trucks of the future worry that improved diesel technology could delay the adoption of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/are-near-zero-emissions-diesel-trucks-delaying-electric-vehicle-adoption

Sizzling heat building in Southwest

Tractor-trailer heading down a highway with bright sunshine on the horizon.

Triple-digit heat will hit truckers across the Southwest over the next couple of days.

From the Central Valley of California to southern Arizona, temperatures will soar into the 90s to above 100 degrees in many spots Thursday and Friday. This includes places in California like Redding, Stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield, El Centro and Death Valley; Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma in Arizona; as well as Las Vegas.

This won’t be a record-breaking heat wave, but these highs will be anywhere from 7 to 15 degrees...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/sizzling-heat-building-in-southwest

ONE seeks many big advances in green shipping

Green biofuels offer one way to greatly reduce carbon emissions from shipping. Photo Solen Feyissa via Unsplash

Ocean Network Express, a Shipping Australia member, has revealed a flurry of activity as it seeks to advance its ambitions in green shipping.

The Singapore-based, global ocean container shipping company, has announced the successful completion of a second trial of sustainable marine biofuel onboard the M/V MOL Experience. The specifications of the second trial were different from the...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/one-seeks-many-big-advances-in-green-shipping/

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