Investments to cut emissions at Felixstowe
While the COP26 conference is taking place in Glasgow, Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has placed orders for 48 battery-powered terminal tractors and 17 zero-emission remote controlled electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes (ReARTGs).
The new two-wheel drive tractor units, to be supplied by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), will be the first electric tractors at the UK’s largest container port, while the ReARTGs, which will be fitted with the latest semi-automation technology, will be supplied by Konecranes Finland.
Chris Lewis, chief executive officer at the Port of Felixstowe, commented: “In total, replacing 48 diesel-powered tractor units and 17 conventional RTGs with new electrical equipment will save 6,662 t of CO2 and 59.38 t of NOx emissions every year." (sh)