Seattle Joins Green Marine Environmental Program

Port of Seattle has signed-on as a participant in Green Marine, a voluntary environmental program for the maritime industry in North America. It is the first U.S. port outside of the Great Lakes region to join the group. 

Green Marine addresses nine key environmental issues including air emissions, community impacts (noise, dust, light) and environmental leadership. The program encourages participants – ship owners, ports, terminals and shipyards to reduce their environmental footprint by taking concrete actions. 

"Green Marine’s goal of continuous improvement is also at the core of our commitment towards sustainability," said Port CEO Tay Yoshitani.

The Port of Seattle is also working with Port Metro Vancouver and Port of Tacoma to address port-related contributions to air quality and climate change in the Georgia Basin Puget Sound air shed through the Northwest Port's Clean Air Strategy.

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