Environmental initiatives by US terminals

The $490,000 payment was delivered to The Elizabeth River Project to assist with the cost of restoring 10 acres of tidal wetlands at Paradise Creek Nature Park. The mitigation plan calls for a series of projects to restore more than 50 acres of wetlands on the river and to clean up all known ‘hotspots’ of contaminated sediment on the river bottom.

“We believe in The Elizabeth River Project’s mission and know that the money for the nature park is being used in the best interest of the river and the community,” said Jerry A. Bridges, the VPA’s executive director.

Meanwhile, the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has switched to cleaner-burning ultra-low-sulphur diesel fuel three years ahead of a federal mandate from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The mandate requires ULSD to be used in all off-road equipment by 2010.