Cavotec systems are part of a California dream
Cavotec AMP™ in use at Port of Los Angeles (POLA)
A recent piece in the LA Times profiles the innovative approach that the neighbouring Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are taking to reduce fuel emissions and consumption. Despite declining revenues and shrinking budgets, both ports have become “accidental venture capitalists in the world of green technology” – they attract, test and even partially find cutting-edge technology that will help to clean up ports.
In the past two years, the ports and their partners have distributed nearly $40 million to stimulate the development of environmentally efficient systems, such as electric trucks, a diesel-electric hybrid tugboat, even a “pollution-sucking apparatus placed over a ship’s smokestack.” As noted in the article, “The best example is the system used by both ports when ships turn off their diesel engines and plug into shore-side electrical grids to reduce pollution,” – a reference to our very own AMP™!
The Long Beach Mayor observes that this approach is at heart a business opportunity: “How can you meet the same goals, but in a way that is cleaner, faster and maybe less expensive?”
It’s encouraging to see that Cavotec’s answers to that question, i.e. our innovative engineering solutions, are being put to good use for a great cause.
You can read the full article here.
