SSA Marine parent supports diesel emissions reduction legislation

SSA Marine parent supports diesel emissions reduction legislation Carrix, parent company of Seattle-based port terminal operator SSA Marine, has expressed its support of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2005 (S.1265).
   The bill, sponsored by Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio), aims to distribute more than $1 billion over five years to establish voluntary national grant and loan programs, designed to improve air quality by retrofitting diesel engines with newer models.
   Giving testimony to the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee Tuesday, Jon Hemingway, Carrix president and chief executive officer, said: “We believe a voluntary, incentive-based initiative is the most cost effective, expedient, near-term strategy that will provide measurable results by helping to phase out older diesel engines from ports.”
   “American efficiency and competitiveness depends on efficient transportation of international trade, federal leadership to reduce pollution from aging diesel engines at the ports is a vital component to the ongoing vitality of these gateways,” Hemingway added.