PORT COMPLIANCE

Throughout this web site are pictures of ports and we'd like to thank the following ports for providing photos: Port Authority of NY/NJ; Boston's Massport; Bridgeport Port Authority; Port of New Bedford, MA... Background: The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) created and maintains the Border Center providing easy access to compliance information regarding environmental issues involved in moving materials and wastes across national borders in North America. Through a collaborative approach, NCMS and EPA augmented the Border Center to include information and resources for the port sector. Through the EPA Strategy for Sustainable Ports, EPA Region 2, with the assistance of EPA Region 1 and EPA Region 3 supported the developments of tools to help the port sector better understand their responsibilities with federal environmental regulations. Feedback obtained from EPA Region 2's Port Compliance Assistance Focus Group (tenants, authorities, associations) and neighboring EPA..