Port Of Long Beach Going Green

The Port of Long Beach, Shenzhen Port Group,  and its contractors and operators, have reached a Memorandum of Cooperation with the South Coast Air Quality Management District to go green.

The goal is to decarbonize ocean trade and  build a green maritime economy around the Pacific Rim.

Representatives for the parties jetted all the way to the other side of the world and signed the memorandum in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 22nd 2024.

All parties involved will coordinate on technical exchanges and programs, to deploy clean technologies, promote sustainable infrastructure development within the maritime industry and promote economic development prioritizing sustainability and public health.

Back in 2005, the Port of Long Beach, and the Port of Los Angeles, which are literally side by side, began a Clean Port Action Plan to reduce emissions and develop more efficient port operations.

Port of Long Beach CA officials w officials from Shenzhen Port Operation in China, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District CA.

Sept 22nd 2024
Photo from South Coast Air Quality Management District CA