The Port of San Diego received 400 tonne (440 tonne) electric Konecranes. The port now has the highest lifting capacity of any crane system on the West Coast with a dramatic improvement from the 100 tonne lifting capacity of the diesel cranes they are replacing!
The port spent approximately $14 million on the purchase of Gottwald Generation 6 electric mobile cranes from Konecranes, as well as an additional $8.9 million to develop electrical infrastructure to support its operations. Those preparatory improvements were made possible by a $2.7 million grant from the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD), which is part of a larger plan to decarbonize the Port of San Diego's operations and reduce air pollution throughout the community.
“These electric mobile cranes are changing public health, the environment and our regional economy. It's a win, win, win,” explained Chairman Rafael Castellanos of the Port of San Diego Board of Commissioners. “By replacing our diesel-powered material handling equipment with electric equipment, like these cranes, we continue to ensure that the air inside and around us is clean to breathe, reduce our environmental impacts and fulfill our responsibility to support trade and jobs. in our place.”
The cranes arrived at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT) earlier this month, and are expected to begin operations later this year. TAMT operates as a comprehensive cargo terminal covering an area of 38.85 hectares and handles breakbulk, bulk, and container cargo.
Electrek's Take
Anytime you have an electric vehicle hauling thousands of tons of cargo and cargo a day, you can be sure that every stevedore, dock worker, and equipment operator involved will be impressed. Especially when they get a big electric crane package that is four times the power of the diesel it replaces.
That's how you move the adoption needle, kids.
SOURCE | PHOTOS: Konecranes; Port of San Diego, via Seatrade Maritime News.
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