The EcoCrane will be tested over the next 12 months by Ports America at the West Basin Container Terminal in Los Angeles.
The Port of Los Angeles has been awarded a $731,000 grant to test out … EcoCrane, which can reduce particulate matter up to 85% and greenhouse gases up to 70%.
The EcoCrane technology involves replacing a conventional 685-horsepower diesel engine on a rubber tired gantry crane with a downsized 105-horsepower diesel engine … If the test is a success, the port will consider requiring the EcoCrane technology when future terminal leases are renewed.