The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will mark the 20th anniversary of the Clean Air Action Plan with a stakeholder meeting and a harbour tour of the San Pedro Bay port complex aboard El Escudo, a new zero-emission excursion vessel operated by Harbor Breeze, MarineLink Maritime News reported on 13 November 2026.
The commemoration brings together the two adjacent port authorities to recognise two decades of the landmark policy known as the Clean Air Action Plan and to demonstrate ongoing commitments to reducing emissions in and around the complex, according to the MarineLink report.
Plans for the anniversary event
The programme includes a special stakeholder meeting where port officials and invited participants will review the plan's progress and current initiatives, followed by a vessel tour that will traverse the entire San Pedro Bay port complex. The harbour tour will be conducted aboard El Escudo, described in the report as Harbor Breeze's new zero-emission excursion vessel.
The vessel demonstration
El Escudo's role in the event is to provide a visible demonstration of low- and zero-emission technology operating in the local maritime environment, underscoring the ports' emphasis on cleaner harbour operations and public engagement. The use of a zero-emission passenger vessel for the tour is presented in the coverage as a practical example of how cleaner technologies can be integrated into port-related activities.
The ports' decision to stage the event on the water and to include a new zero-emission vessel reflects a focus on both stakeholder dialogue and tangible demonstrations, combining policy review with operational illustration. The MarineLink account frames the anniversary as an opportunity to showcase practical steps being taken within the San Pedro Bay complex rather than as a purely ceremonial occasion.
Officials from the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are identified in the report as the organising parties for the event that will encompass the whole of the San Pedro Bay port complex; the coverage does not list individual attendees or a detailed agenda. The report indicates the ports intend the meeting and tour to be a joint public-facing acknowledgement of the CAAP's two decades of influence on regional air quality and emissions management.
Observers and stakeholders will be able to view the operations and facilities that together constitute the San Pedro Bay complex from El Escudo during the harbour tour; MarineLink describes the excursion craft as new and zero-emission but does not provide technical specifications in the item. The publication's summary presents the tour as an occasion to connect policy aims with in-the-water demonstrations of cleaner maritime technology.
The MarineLink item serves as the primary notice of the ports' plans for the 20th anniversary of the Clean Air Action Plan on 13 November 2026, reporting the ports' intended combination of stakeholder engagement and a public harbour tour that uses a zero-emission excursion vessel operated by Harbor Breeze. The coverage makes clear the event will span the full San Pedro Bay port complex and that the ports are positioning the anniversary around concrete displays of cleaner maritime practice.