The Port of Long Beach has released a draft Initial Study on a proposal by SA Recycling LLC to demolish its marine terminal facility on Pier T and has highlighted its partnership with fourth-generation family trucking and logistics company Duncan and Son Lines.
The Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration concludes that the project would not have any significant or unmitigable environmental impacts, finding that potential impacts to biological, cultural and tribal cultural resources would be mitigated to less-than-significant levels with no other significant impacts identified.
As required under its lease with the Port, SA Recycling will restore the 19-acre site at 482 Pier T Avenue to its pre-lease condition as part of vacating the facility.
Meanwhile, the Port of Long Beach has highlighted its partnership with fourth-generation family trucking and logistics company Duncan and Son Lines as an example of how supply chain collaboration is enabling simultaneous progress toward doubled cargo volumes and zero-emissions operations under the port’s 2050 Vision plan.
Over the past two years, Duncan and Son has operated the ramp at Union Pacific Railroad’s Phoenix Intermodal Terminal, transferring containers between railcars and trucks and giving shippers an efficient rail option for moving goods between San Pedro Bay marine terminals and Arizona.
The company has also invested heavily in zero-emissions drayage trucks and supporting charging infrastructure, with approximately 10 percent of its 1,000-truck fleet expected to be zero-emissions models by the end of 2026.
Keith Jones, Vice President of Sales for parent company DSL Logistics, described a significant and ongoing shift of cargo from truck to rail between Southern California ports and Arizona as shippers recognise the efficiency and environmental benefits of intermodal operations.
Across the broader San Pedro Bay port complex, 613 zero-emissions trucks called at the Port of Long Beach in July 2026, representing nearly 3.6% of the 16,853 drayage trucks with terminal access.
Of these, 510 are battery-electric and 103 are hydrogen fuel cell models. Hydrogen-powered Class 8 trucks offer longer range but have faced challenges including manufacturer bankruptcies and unreliable fuel availability, with 19 of the 20 tractor models currently eligible for state vouchers being battery-electric.
The port’s charging network has grown to more than 200 charging units open or under construction within Long Beach, with many being upgraded to megawatt chargers to increase throughput capacity.
Since 2005, the port has recorded a 44% increase in container volume while achieving reductions of 90% in diesel particulate matter, 68% in nitrogen oxides and 98 percent in sulfur oxides from all port-related sources.
Harbor Commission President Steven Neal and CEO Dr Noel Hacegaba both cited the approaching 20th anniversary of the Clean Air Action Plan as a marker of how far the port and its partners have come in combining trade growth with environmental performance.
