A multi-year project to convert nine ZPMC diesel-electric 1000 hp rubber-tyred gantry cranes…
A multi-year project to convert nine ZPMC diesel-electric 1000 hp rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to 100 per cent grid-tied electric at Pier J in the Port of Long Beach (CA) has been completed. Terminal operator, SSA Marine, states that this is the largest deployment of eRTGs in North America and represents 100 per cent of the RTG fleet at the facility. The conversion work was supported by a US$9.7 million grant from the California Energy Commission.
