Long Beach pushes toward world's first zero-emission port

The Port of Long Beach has approved $58.2 million to deploy six zero-emission and five cleaner harbour craft to replace older diesel engines.

IMAGE: Aerial view of cargo containers in Long Beach port California. Getty Images.

The funding will also support the acquisition of 61 units of zero-emission, human-operated cargo-handling equipment and 21 chargers to power them. It will also advance one zero-emission locomotive.

The latest round of funding builds on the port's System-Wide Investment in Freight Transport (SWIFT) programme, the port authority said.

The SWIFT programme is aimed at accelerating the transition to zero-emission operations while improving the reliability and efficiency of cargo movement.

Earlier in May, the Port of Long Beach launched a $1 million incentive for the first commercial-scale methanol bunkering operation at the port

By Gautamee Hazarika

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