• TPM25 | March 2-5, 2025
  • TPM25
  • March 2-5, 2025 | Long Beach Convention Center

Thomas A. Jelenić

Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA)

Vice President

Thomas A. Jelenić is Vice President for Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA). As part of PMSA, Mr. Jelenić works with policy makers, regulators, industry leaders and other entities to help ensure that sound science and industry issues are part of the discussion as California continues to call for the increased use of zero and near‐zero emissions equipment at California’s ports and throughout the goods movement industry. Mr. Jelenić has more than two decades of maritime industry experience, including 15 years in environmental and planning positions at the Port of Long Beach, the nation’s second busiest seaport, and senior management roles in private consulting and logistics development. He is a 1998 graduate of the University of California, Irvine, with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering with an emphasis in transportation and water resources.

Sessions With Thomas A. Jelenić

Monday, 4 March

  • 05:00pm - 05:45pm (PST) / 05/mar/2024 01:00 am - 05/mar/2024 01:45 am

    California's Challenging Regulatory Environment
    California’s freight transportation industry deals with the most challenging environmental regulations in the US, and possibly the world. Ocean carriers, marine terminals, trucking companies, railroads, and warehouse operators must meet strict deadlines for reducing harmful emissions from their operations even as freight volumes are forecast to increase steadily in the coming years. The California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulations governing trucking companies, as well as regulations that set strict deadlines for reducing emissions from vessels, marine terminals, warehouses and railroads are complex and are evolving toward mandates for deployment of zero-emission vehicles and cargo-handling equipment where feasible throughout the supply chain. Complying with these regulations, which are necessary if California is to meet federal Clean Air Act deadlines, will add cost to freight movement, and the freight transportation sector has raised the possibility that the rules could effectively set a cap on cargo volumes. This session, featuring speakers with expertise on regulatory compliance for ports, drayage operators, and warehouse operators, will address the evolving regulations governing California’s freight transportation supply chain.
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