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EPA gives trucking OEMs whiplash with emissions rule rollback plan

EPA gives trucking OEMs whiplash with emissions rule rollback plan
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

On Wednesday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA is reviewing the emissions rulemaking put in place under the Biden-Harris administration. The important part for trucking comes from targeting the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3, or just Phase 3, rules, which began with model year 2027 trucks and extended through 2032. 

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/epa-gives-trucking-oems-whiplash-with-emissions-rule-rollback-plan

Flagship Cruises gets $15.2M grant to build two all-electric ferries

San Diego-based Flagship Cruises & Events reports that it has been awarded a $15.27 million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop two fully electric zero emission ferries to serve the San Diego to Coronado route.

The Flagship project will be implemented in partnership with the San Diego Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD). It follows the $31 million grant earlier awarded the Port of Los Angeles that will see both Catalina Express and Harbor Breeze Cruises build low...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/flagship-cruises-gets-15-2m-grant-to-build-two-all-electric-ferries/

Op-Ed: Port decarbonization with renewable shoreside power solutions 

By Dave Lee, Executive Director of e1 Marine

As global regulations tighten and public awareness of environmental impacts deepens, the U.S. maritime sector is facing the dual challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining operations. Despite their key role in facilitating global trade, ports remain a significant source of air pollution, impacting the environment and the health of coastal communities. Many ports are in or near highly populated urban cities, to the tune of more...

https://www.marinelog.com/views/op-eds/op-ed-port-decarbonization-with-renewable-shoreside-power-solutions/

Harbor Breeze awards AAM contract for CARB-compliant passenger vessel

CARB-compliant passenger vessel AAM

Long Beach, Calif.-headquartered Harbor Breeze Cruises has selected Bellingham, Wash., shipbuilder All American Marine (AAM) a contract to design andc construct a 108-foot parallel hybrid passenger vessel that will exceed U.S, EPA Tier 4 and California Air Resources Board (CARB) air quality requirement.

$31M CARB grant will help Catalina Express and Harbor Breeze start emission-reduction projects

As we reported previously, Harbor Breeze is one of two operators partnering with the Port of Los...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/harbor-breeze-awards-aam-contract-for-carb-compliant-passenger-vessel/

$31M CARB grant will help Catalina Express and Harbor Breeze start emission-reduction projects

In partnership with ferry operator Catalina Express and whale watching boat operator Harbor Breeze Cruises, the Port of Los Angeles will soon begin emission-reduction technology demonstration projects for specialized harbor craft, thanks to a $31 million grant awarded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The project will involve testing and evaluation of two different harbor craft emission-reduction technologies, and a comprehensive evaluation of next-generation, less-polluting harbor...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/31m-carb-grant-will-help-catalina-express-and-harbor-breeze-start-emission-reduction-projects/

California gives up on zero-emissions locomotive regulation

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has scrapped its controversial rule that would have required the use of zero-emissions locomotives in the state beginning in 2030.

The board informed the Environmental Protection Agency this week that it was withdrawing its requests to enforce zero-emissions rules covering trucks and locomotives.

The move comes a week before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who frequently criticized CARB’s regulatory efforts to fight climate change and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-gives-up-on-zero-emissions-locomotive-regulation

EPA approves most of controversial CARB rule waiver request

Will the California Air Resources Board’s controversial Commercial Harbor Craft Rule lead to the building of more cutting edge zero-emission vessels, or will it create hazardous conditions on existing vessels retrofitted to meet its requirements? Either way, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now approved the majority of CARB’s waiver request for the rule, including most of the zero-emission requirements.

This regulation “paves the way for zero-emissions harbor craft such as...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/epa-approves-most-of-controversial-carb-rule-waiver-request/

ESG cuts steel for first of four new Saltchuck Marine escort tugs

escort tug steel cutting ceremony group shot

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., reached an exciting milestone Dec 18, initiating steel cutting for the first of the four new advanced four new Robert Allan Ltd. designed RApport 2600 escort tugs that it is building for Saltchuk Marine at its Allanton shipyard.

Eastern to build four new CARB-compliant escort tugs for Saltchuk

As we reported when the order was announced in July, the four-tug contract marks the beginning of Saltchuk Marine’s long-term fleet renewal project,...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/esg-cuts-steel-four-first-of-four-new-saltchuck-marine-escort-tugs/

ABB to supply hybrid tech for new AAM-built OC San catamaran

Bellingham, Wash.- based shipbuilder All American Marine (AAM) has secured a contract to build a 63-foot hybrid catamaran for the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San). Built for the Southern California coast, and featuring ABB hybrid technology the vessel will enable OC San to carry out environmental monitoring, marine research, and ocean sampling in support of its ocean monitoring program. This has run for over 40 years in support of wastewater collection, treatment, disposal, and...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abb-to-supply-hybrid-tech-for-new-aam-built-oc-san-catamaran/

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