MOL tests LNG-fueled shore power system
Mitsui OSK Lines and California based Clean Air Logics, Inc have successfully tested a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled shore power supply system on the containership MOL Enterprise (4,500 TEU).
The test took place at the MOL-operated TraPac container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles. The company will use the results of this test to develop and provide shore power supply sources in Port of Los Angeles. CAL used a system that was connected to the power cable for the bow thruster motor. Power was connected to this line from an on-shore generator that runs on LNG, substantially reducing emissions of pollutants such as NOX and SOX compared to running the vessel’s generators, which operate on heavy fuel oil. During the test, only two of the ship’s 4 onboard generators were in use.
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