2023-02-08 10:39:17
The tail end of 2022 turned out to be a time when ports, vessel operators and logistics and transportation companies were recognized for their environmental and sustainability efforts along the supply chain.
For instance, state-of-the art “Smart Pond” stormwater technology installed early in 2022 adjacent to Port Tampa Bay was recently honored with the Environmental Stewardship Award from the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation.
Award recipient National Stormwater Trust, Inc. (NST) primarily focuses its Smart Ponds on improving water quality, but when major storms and hurricanes barrel toward Florida, NST’s objectives shift to protecting communities and the environment from the flooding impacts of stormwater.
That came into play with September’s arrival of Hurricane Ian, the deadliest storm to strike the Sunshine State since 1935. It caused widespread devastation and at least 157 deaths in its path, including 146 in Florida. But the Smart Ponds kept the devastation from being worse, safely capturing and preventing more than 175,000 cubic feet of untreated stormwater from flowing into Tampa Bay.
Elsewhere in Florida, 61 Crowley vessels and their crews were honored by the Chamber of Shipping of America for a cumulative 602 years of safe environmental achievement and operations. Receiving the annual Environmental Achievement Award means the privately held, Jacksonville-based maritime, energy and logistics solutions company’s vessels had no reportable spills, U.S. Coast Guard citations or other pollution events.
The commitment of Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) to reduce emissions by using propane equipment at its location in Newark, New Jersey, was recently lauded by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC).
After seeing initial success with a prototype propane-powered port tractor from international manufacturer MAFI, PNCT has decided to move ahead with replacing its entire diesel-powered port tractor fleet and convert to propane.
“We are impressed with the performance of MAFI’s port tractor,” said Charlie Ferlisi, director of engineering and equipment services at PNCT. “Propane is efficient, powerful and clean, making it an environmentally safe choice for our longshoremen to decarbonize the port. We are excited to deploy this technology and be one of the first ports to adopt clean propane.”
The Port of Hueneme in Southern California announced in November and December millions of dollars in government funding to improve air quality.
The board of the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) voted unanimously on Dec. 2 to send Hueneme $10.4 million to help build shoreside power plug-in infrastructure on its North Terminal and fund several projects that reduce congestion and vehicle emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that the port was selected among 131 other projects in 37 states to receive a portion of the $53.4 million allocated through the American Rescue Plan Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring Competitive Grant. Hueneme was awarded $500,000 for its Ventura County Community Air Quality Monitoring Network project that will expand the port’s existing monitoring network by installing four air monitoring stations to better understand and communicate air pollution burden from freight and transportation networks in the Oxnard Plain.
Kenworth Truck Co., veteran employment software company FASTPORT and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program presented their annual Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award to Ashley Leiva of Noemi Trucking in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The rookie driver, a distinguished veteran with nearly 16 years of U.S. Army service, received keys to a brand-new Kenworth T680 Next Generation at a December ceremony in Washington, D.C. It marked the seventh year an American military veteran has been recognized for making the successful transition from active duty to driving for a commercial fleet.
Ken Kellaway, co-founder, president and CEO of Randolph, Massachusetts-based RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, accepted the Containerization and Intermodal Institute’s Connie Award in December. When CII founded the award in 1972, the aim was to honor those who were shaping, driving and investing in the nascent industry. Along the way, CII added the Lifetime Achievement honor, which for 2022 went to attorney Jeffrey Lawrence, who co-chairs the International Practice at Cozen O’Connor in Washington, D.C. and serves as the executive director of the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association.
Ali Riaz, chief executive of New Yorkbased tech player OrbitMI, was named to the Lloyd’s List of the Top 100 People in Shipping for 2022. … Deepak Chhugani, co-founder and CEO of Nuvocargo, an all-in-one digital platform focused on U.S.-Mexico cross-border trade, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 2023 in the Enterprise Tech category.
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