The Port of Los Angeles to fund first Hybrid Tug Boat

“A new hybrid tug boat proposed by Seattle-based Foss Maritime Company, and funded in part by the Port of Los Angeles, will be substantially less polluting, more fuel efficient and even quieter than today’s modern tug boats. Through a Technology Advancement Program (TAP) established as part of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, the Port of Los Angeles will co-fund the ‘green’ tug initiative, contributing $850,000. The Technology Advancement Program seeks to fund projects aimed at developing less polluting technology for harbor craft operating within the L.A.-Long Beach port complex through prototype projects like the Foss hybrid tug.”