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SSA Marine Converts 9 Diesel-Powered Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes to Electric at the Port of Long Beach Pier J Terminal (Video)
SSA Marine has completed a multi-year project to convert 9 ZPMC diesel-electric 1,000 hp rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) to 100% grid-tied electric. This is the largest deployment of eRTGs in North America and represents 100% of the RTG fleet at …
Oct 31, 2022 / Vessels
Port of Long Beach Extends Incentive Programs For Cutting Ship Emissions
Building on its longstanding initiatives for reducing vessel pollution, the Port of Long Beach has extended its Green Ship Incentive Program another two years and made its Vessel Speed Reduction Program permanent.Launched in 2012, the Port’s Green …
Jun 30, 2022 / Vessels
Port of Long Beach Joins the Green Shipping Corridor
Partnership aims to decarbonize US-Asia Trade Route By 2030The Port of Long Beach has signed on to the Shanghai-Los Angeles Green Shipping Corridor, a partnership of C40 Cities, ports, shipping companies and cargo owners convened to create a …
Jun 10, 2022 / Curious
Port Reached Milestone at Long Beach Container Terminal
The Port of Long Beach ushered in the next era of environmentally sustainable operations today with the completion of the Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor, one of the most technologically advanced cargo facilities in the world.Equipped …
Jan 21, 2022 / Curious
Fuel Switch Cuts Greenhouse Gases At Port of Long Beach
SSA moves to renewable diesel for cargo-handling equipmentSSA Marine, which operates three container terminals at the Port of Long Beach, has become the first terminal operator at the port to transition its fossil-fueled cargo-handling equipment …
Nov 22, 2021 / Curious
Port of Long Beach meets CAAP 2023 emission-reduction goals
Record reductions in diesel particulates, nitrogen oxidesFor the first time, the Port of Long Beach has achieved all of the 2023 emission-reduction goals outlined in the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, despite moving record volumes of …
Oct 29, 2021 / Vessels
Port reaches milestone at Long Beach Container terminal
The Port of Long Beach ushered in the next era of environmentally sustainable operations today with the completion of the Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor, one of the most technologically advanced cargo facilities in the world.Equipped …
Aug 24, 2021 / Vessels
Port of Long Beach sees best August on record
Trade boosted by start of peak season, extra vessel visitsThe Port of Long Beach had the best August in its 109-year history, marking a strong start to the peak shipping season, although COVID-19 continues to create long-term economic …
Sep 11, 2020 / Curious
Port of Long Beach Posts Biggest Month Ever
July marked the busiest month in the 109-year history of the Port of Long Beach as terminal operators and dockworkers moved 753,081 cargo container units, topping a record set two years ago. Trade increased 21.1% in July compared to the same month in …
Aug 17, 2020 / Vessels
USA’s Second Busiest Container Hub, Port of Long Beach, Joins SEA-LNG
Tuesday (May05) SEA-LNG welcomed the Port of Long Beach, the USA’s second-busiest container port, to its growing membership. The Port of Long Beach is the third North American port to join the coalition and brings SEA-LNG’s count of port members to a …
May 7, 2020 / Curious