{"id":6449,"date":"2026-07-01T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2026\/07\/01\/bulk-handling-fleet-goes-hybrid\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:23:13","slug":"bulk-handling-fleet-goes-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/products-services-greenport\/bulk-handling-fleet-goes-hybrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulk handling fleet goes hybrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The northern French logistics specialist, which manages around one million tonnes of cargo annually, introduced the hybrid port equipment to support growing demand for waterway-based freight operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe material handler is exactly what we need to work efficiently and cost-effectively,\u201d said Maximilien Gras, founder of Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Gras. \u201cIt allows us to offer our customers a reliable service whilst providing our operators with a well-designed piece of equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based in Beugny, Pas-de-Calais,&nbsp;Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Gras&nbsp;focuses on complex logistics flows involving both road and inland waterway transport, handling bulk cargo, palletised freight and industrial products.<\/p>\n<p>The company has relied on SENNEBOGEN equipment for several years and currently operates around 15 material handling machines in the 50-70 tonne category.<\/p>\n<p>The latest addition, the SENNEBOGEN 850 G Hybrid, has a reach of up to 21 metres and is designed for intensive loading and unloading operations in port environments.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, the machine\u2019s Green Hybrid energy recovery system can reduce fuel consumption by around 30%, supporting improved port efficiency and lower operational emissions.<\/p>\n<p>The system captures and reuses energy generated during deceleration, helping operators lower fuel usage during daily handling activities.<\/p>\n<p>French SENNEBOGEN sales partner Sygmat is supporting the deployment through commissioning and long-term maintenance services.<\/p>\n<p>J\u00e9r\u00e9my Sobczak, sales manager at Sygmat, said the collaboration is built around a shared commitment to efficient and sustainable handling technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Gras is reaping the benefitsa SENNEBOGEN 850 G Hybrid material handler to improve its bulk handling efficiency and reduce port emissions on the quayside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1296,926,2613,274,23,2612],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products-services-greenport","tag-bulk-handling","tag-green-logistics","tag-hybrid-material-handler","tag-inland-waterways","tag-port-equipment","tag-sennebogen"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6451,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449\/revisions\/6451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6449"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=6449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}