North Carolina Ports Receive Diesel Emission Control Grant
March 23, 2009The North Carolina State Ports Authority has been awarded a $140,000 grant for diesel emission control devices from the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR). The Authority plans to use the funds to retrofit existing cargo-handling equipment and machinery with devices that reduce air emissions at the ports of Wilmington and Morehead City. The retrofit will include forklifts and cranes at each port, as well as container-handling machines at the Port of Wilmington.
The Authority also has been awarded grants to install biodiesel fuel tanks at its facilities and to retrofit lighting in its warehouses.
