Port of Long Beach (POLB) has announced that SSA Marine is now operating the first of nine electric container yard cranes at the Port’s Pier J, marking a significant milestone in a goal to transition to zero emissions terminal equipment by 2030.
[s2If is_user_logged_in()]The demonstration of the electric rubber tired gantry cranes is part of the Zero-Emissions Terminal Equipment Transition Project, which is funded in large part by a US$9.7 million California Energy Commission (CEC) grant and is anticipated to reduce greenhouse gases by more than 1,323 tonnes and smog-causing nitrogen oxides by 27 tonnes annually.
“The future of the industry is zero emissions,” highlighted Long Beach harbor commission president, Frank Colonna, who went on to say,
POLB, the CEC and Southern California Edison are partnering on the project to bring 25 vehicles that are zero or near-zero emissions to three of the Port’s marine terminals and logistics truck provider Total Transportation Services Inc. to test their performance in a real-world setting.
“Imagine a port where a ship slows down on approach to reduce emissions, plugs into the electrical grid at berth instead of burning fuel to run vital systems, and is worked by zero-emissions cranes, yard vehicles and trucks,” said POLB’s executive director, Mario Cordero, “That’s our reality in Long Beach, and the goals of our tests and demonstrations are to eventually make it possible to do everywhere.”
In 2017, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles approved an update to their Clean Air Action Plan, setting a goal of transitioning all terminal equipment to zero emissions by 2030.
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