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Southern California Ports Southern California's ports are about to begin a multibillion-dollar program that is being watched all over the world to repair, replace or clean up engines to reduce pollution, the New York Times reported. Starting Sept 30, 2008, the adjacent ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will disallow any truck built before 1989, and by 2012, any truck built before 2007. The sister ports are served by 160,000 trucks, with about 2,500 of them built before 1989, the year more modern equipment first began to appear on trucks. The plan is not restricted to trucks-at the Long Beach port, BP is preparing to plug in a 6,000 volt extension cord to feed incoming tankers, each of which uses electricity to unload its cargo, the Times said. At the Port of L.A., several container ships are already powered from shore sources. The two ports make up the largest port complex in the United States.
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