Delegates from China’s Guangdong Province will tour the Port of Tacoma this week to learn how efficient truck and rail operations improve air quality. In preparation for the 2010 Asian Games, the World Bank and CAI-Asia Center implemented a pilot project in Guangzhou to improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from trucks. This week’s tour prepares for an expanded freight and logistics program in the rest of Guangdong Province to help China introduce a SmartWay-style ( http://www.epa.gov/smartway/ ) Green Truck Program. The pilot project is a collaboration of World Bank, Cascade Sierra Solutions and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Chinese delegation plans to tour operations and learn about port clean air programs in San Francisco, Tacoma and Seattle.