Phoenix LED fixtures for Long Beach

In a bid to reduce expenses and comply with environmental standards, LBCT chose Phoenix Products’ ModCom LED flood, walkway and interior machinery house lights for its new ship-to-shore and automated stacking cranes.

LBCT crane lighting designers used a combination of 150W and 300W ModCom LED floodlights with customised optics to achieve desired light levels. In the crane, 18W LED fixtures line the walkways. The company’s RSL linear LED fixtures also illuminate interior spaces in the electrical room and machinery house.

The LED fixtures will in effect eliminate the routine maintenance that is common with traditional lighting technology, reducing costs and increasing the overall level of safety at the terminal. The programming of crane lighting will also reduce light pollution from the automated yard cranes.

Ryan Hertel, director of business development, Phoenix Products, said: “This project will help LBCT increase its competitiveness by dramatically reducing lighting-related energy consumption and crane maintenance costs.”

He added: “Phoenix Products’ LED floodlights installed on the automated stacking cranes will remain off during operation yet will illuminate instantly when remote control operation is required. The LED floodlights are instantly at full intensity, and the on/off cycles have no negative impact on expected lifespan.”

The LBCT cranes are currently being built by crane manufacturer, ZPMC, and are expected to be delivered towards the end of 2013.