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California’s two major ports in the San Pedro Bay region is to levy a $10/teu Clean Truck Fund (CTF) fee from 1 April.
The charge was approved by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission in early November, with the proceeds of the fees committed to the CTF to promote the development of clean trucks.
The fee will not not apply to zero-emission trucks or cargo handled by rail.
The CTF is expected to raise around $90m from the handling of cargo containers, with the ...
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