Emission free port
Netherlands– based APM Terminals has signed a two-year, €5 million (USD $6.23 million) contract with Amsterdam-based NV Nuon Energy for the supply of environmentally-sustainable wind-generated electricity to power the new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II cranes and container handling equipment.
APM claims that the new deep-water terminal, scheduled to receive its first commercial vessel call before the end of 2014, will be the world’s first container terminal with zero emissions on site and off site. The contract term begins January 1st 2015.
APM Terminals’ Maasvlakte II terminal was already positioned as the first terminal worldwide with zero emissions on site, through the electrification of all its quay and yard cranes and the innovation of a fleet of 37 electric battery-powered Lift-Automatic Guided Vehicles (Lift-AGVs) which will transport containers to the yard from the quay With the contract with Nuon, APM Terminals now pushes its ambition further in the power supply chain, by adopting 100% power supply by European windparks on- and offshore.
“We are very proud of our technological advances in making this the world’s first zero-emission terminal operation to improve the port environment and set the industry pace in sustainability” said APM Terminals Maasvlakte II Managing Director, Frank Tazelaar.
APM Terminals has also leased 35 e-NV200 electric vehicles from Nissan for the transportation of personnel and staff at the Maasvlakte II terminal.
By Jake Frith
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