Driving down handling emissions dockside
A Californian port is testing the ability of electric top handlers to reduce emissions and handle the rigors of operating in a real-world environment.
Two shipping terminals at the Port of Long Beach, Long Beach Container Terminal and SSA Marine at Pier J, will trial Taylor battery-electric top handlers for six months.
“We expect these battery-electric top handlers to be able to make it through the daily two-shift cycle before needing a recharge,” said Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero.
“We’re eager to see the advancements in technology that come from this demonstration and what it means for the commercialisation of this equipment.”
Demo project
This new equipment trial is part of the Port of Long Beach’s Commercialization of POLB Off-Road Technology Demonstration Project (C-PORT), which is designed to leverage Long Beach’s market position.
It involves testing the viability of the zero-emissions vehicles that will be used on the docks to meet the Port’s 2030 goal of a zero-emissions cargo handling fleet.
The demonstration project is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment.
“This is an important step for the port’s transformation to zero-emissions,” said Long Beach Harbor Commission President, Bonnie Lowenthal. “The partnership we see at the Port of Long Beach between the goods-movement industry, equipment manufacturers and agencies like CARB is the way we will reach our zero-emissions goals.”
The top handlers were tested successfully at the Port of Los Angeles back in Oct 2019.
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