Politics & Government
Port Of Los Angeles Approves Expanded Clean Ship, Truck Incentives
The plan includes a $20 million investment in charging and fueling infrastructure for zero-emission trucks.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has approved expanded clean-air incentives for ships and trucks, including a $20 million investment in charging and fueling infrastructure for zero-emission trucks at the Port of Los Angeles, officials announced Thursday.
The action amends a 2025 cooperative agreement involving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Under the updated agreement, the ports will increase incentives for cleaner ocean-going vessels, create new incentives aimed at boosting the use of zero-emission trucks and invest in regional charging and fueling infrastructure.
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"This next phase of the Cooperative Agreement builds on our success by focusing on the infrastructure and incentives that will accelerate the transition to zero-emission goods movement," Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a statement.
The agreement also includes implementation milestones, annual reporting requirements and provisions for public engagement.
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The original agreement, signed in November 2025, called for the two ports to develop zero-emission infrastructure plans covering cargo-handling equipment, harbor craft, trucks, trains and ocean-going vessels.
The South Coast AQMD approved the addendum earlier this month, followed by the Long Beach Harbor Commission. Approval by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission puts the changes into effect, according to port officials.
The updated agreement builds on the Clean Air Action Plan adopted by the two ports in 2006.
Since then, the Port of Los Angeles said it has reduced overall diesel particulate matter emissions by 90%, sulfur oxides by 98% and nitrogen oxides by 73%.
"Reducing pollution from the Port is not only keeping our port adjacent communities safe, but also helps the Los Angeles region achieve its ambitious climate goals," Mayor Karen Bass said. "In partnership with the Port of Long Beach, this updated agreement is another bold, historic step toward putting sustainability at the forefront of everything we do at the Port of Los Angeles."
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