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
Dave Lee
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 than 31 million Americans living near ports. The stakes for reducing emissions or port decarbonization for these millions of people are high.
Regulations like the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) At Berth Regulation which mandates cold ironing for certain vessels and the European Commission’s Green Deal reflect growing global momentum to tackle these issues. Yet, progress remains slow, hindered by infrastructure limitations, high implementation costs, the need for scalable solutions and the fact
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