SHIPPING INDUSTRY DOWNPLAYS IMPACT OF L.A. AIR CHIEF'S INITIATIVE

The shipping industry is downplaying the potential impacts of a new initiative by the South Coast air district's chairman to press U.S. EPA to establish more stringent emission standards for marine vessels, claiming that Congress and EPA are already moving in that direction. The South Coast move signals another push from local and state officials to pressure EPA to step up efforts to change international maritime rules affecting marine vessels. At a Nov. 4 South Coast air district board meeting,...