2013 Implementation Report
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A Clean Air Strategy for The Port of New York & New Jersey 2013 Implementation Report December 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey would like to thank the following entities: For collaboration in developing and implementing the Clean Air Strategy and for their commitment to reducing air emissions City of New York For facilitation and drafting For their valuable input on the Clean Air Strategy and their continuing interest in successful Strategy implementation The Port of New York and New Jersey Industry, Environmental and Community Stakeholders Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ ES-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Clean Air Strategy Overview .................................................................................................................. 1 Purpose and Goals ............................................................................................................................ 1 Scope and Partners ........................................................................................................................... 2 2013 Implementation Report Overview ................................................................................................. 4 Context ............................................................................................................................................. 4 General Assessment of Current Progress ............................................................................................ 5 Report Organization .............................................................................................................................. 7 Sector-Based Implementation Progress ................................................................................................ 9 Background .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Ocean-Going Vessels (OGVs) ............................................................................................................... 10 Implementation Details ................................................................................................................... 11 Future Implementation Plans ........................................................................................................... 13 Cargo Handling Equipment (CHE) ......................................................................................................... 14 Implementation Details ................................................................................................................... 14 Status of Outstanding Committed Actions ........................................................................................ 16 Future Implementation Plans ........................................................................................................... 17 Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (Trucks) .................................................................................................... 18 Implementation Details ................................................................................................................... 18 Status of Outstanding Committed Actions ........................................................................................ 21 Future Implementation Plans ........................................................................................................... 21 Railroad Locomotives (Rail) ................................................................................................................. 22 Implementation Details ................................................................................................................... 22 Status of Outstanding Committed Actions ........................................................................................ 24 Future Implementation Plans ........................................................................................................... 24 Harbor Craft ....................................................................................................................................... 25 Implementation Details ................................................................................................................... 26 Status of Outstanding Committed Actions ........................................................................................ 28 Future Implementation Plans ........................................................................................................... 28 Looking Ahead .................................................................................................................................. 29 Future Direction ................................................................................................................................. 29 CAS Reporting, Outreach and Monitoring ............................................................................................ 30 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Appendices ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Appendix A: Complete List of 2009 Clean Air Strategy Committed and Future Actions ........................... 33 2013 Implementation Report i List of Acronyms CAS Clean Air Strategy CHE Cargo Handling Equipment CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality CNG Compressed Natural Gas CO Carbon Monoxide CO2 Carbon Dioxide DOC Diesel Oxidation Catalyst DPF Diesel Particulate Filter ECA Emissions Control Area EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESI Environmental Ship Index GHG Greenhouse Gas HC Harbor Craft IMO International Maritime Organization LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LSD Low Sulfur Diesel PPM Parts per Million NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NJCCC New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition NJ DEP New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NOx Mono-Nitrogen Oxides NO and NO2 (Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Dioxide) NYC DOT New York City Department of Transportation NYC EDC New York City Economic Development Corporation NYNJLINA New York/Northern New Jersey/Long Island Non-Attainment Area NYSA New York Shipping Association NYS DEC New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NYSERDA New York State Energy Research and Development Authority OGV Ocean-Going Vessels PANYNJ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PM Particulate Matter RFID Radio-Frequency Identification SO2 Sulfur Dioxide ULSD Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel 2013 Implementation Report ii Executive Summary This first Implementation Report of the Clean Air Strategy for the Port of New York and New Jersey provides details on the actions implemented to reduce air emissions generated by marine terminal activities and tracks progress toward the goals and objectives set forth in the 2009 Clean Air Strategy (CAS). And what significant progress there has been, both in terms of the sheer number of actions implemented and their associated reduction of air emissions. In the first four years of CAS implementation, from October 2009–November 2013, 80% (27 of 34) of the near-term actions identified in the CAS across all five sectors of port operations (ocean-going vessels, cargo handling equipment, trucks, rail, and harbor craft) were completed or are currently underway. In addition, the latest 2010 Port Authority of New York Table ES.1: Average Annual Rate of and New Jersey Port Commerce Department Emissions Decrease of Maritime-Related Air Emissions Inventory, released in December 2012,1 shows that from 2006 to 2010 between 2006 and 2010 all criteria air pollutants Average Annual Emission Type decreased at a rate greater than or equal to the Rate of Decrease annual 3% goal set in the CAS, despite a 4.2% increase in cargo volume at the port during those four years. NOx 3% Greenhouse gases (GHGs) also decreased at an annual PM10 4.75% average rate of 1.75% over those four years. The PM2.5 4.5% decrease in GHGs, however, did not meet the annual 5% net decrease goal identified in the CAS, making this VOC 3.25% an area of focus for future action development. Table CO 3.5% ES.1 provides the average annual rate of decrease for each emission type. SO2 6.25% GHG 1.75% As the 2010 Emissions Inventory only included fourteen months of CAS implementation, the full impact of CAS actions is not covered in this Implementation Report. Future inventories are likely to show even more dramatic emissions reductions of both criteria pollutants and GHGs as a result of some of the larger CAS programs, such as the Clean Vessel Incentive Program and Truck Replacement Program, which had barely just or not yet begun at the time of the last inventory. The upcoming 2014 CAS Update and 2015 Implementation Report will provide additional information on the impact of CAS actions on emissions, including the total estimated percent reductions per year for each sector calculated from the 2006 sector baseline. 1 For the full 2010 PANYNJ Port Commerce Department Emissions Inventory, see: http://www.panynj.gov/about/pdf/pv_final_panynj_2010_multi_facility_ei_repor_1feb13_scg.pdf. 2013 Implementation Report ES-1 While the full extent of