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Port of Oakland Completes New Shore Power Infrastructure
The Port of Oakland in California says it has now completed its shore power infrastructure, with final testing of the system expected to be completed in December ready for a new California state regulation requiring the use of at-berth shore power that takes effect January 1, 2014.
The port says between 2005 and 2012 it already reduced maritime-related diesel particulate emissions 70 percent, and the new shore-power system promises further reductions.
The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners committed in 2008 to reducing health risks from port-related diesel emissions 85 percent from a 2005 baseline by 2020.
"With our shore power project we expect to knock another 11 tons of diesel particulate matter out of the air," said Port Board Second Vice President Earl S. Hamlin.
"We thank all of our partners for helping us reach today's milestone."
The port's shore power installation covers 11 berths and will cost about $70 million between public and private expenditures.
Shipping lines bear the cost of retrofitting ocean-going vessels to connect with the shore power while at berth.
"In less than two months, container ships will be plugging in at California's ports as part of an estimated $1.8 billion industry investment in shore power," said Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) Vice President Mike Jacob.
"Our members are investing billions of dollars worldwide in new ocean-going vessels outfitted with the latest technology, exceeding federal and international environmental standards.
"And we've been retrofitting hundreds of existing ships that call on California ports and installing the necessary terminal infrastructure for the 2014 transition."
The introduction of the regulation will see shore power at 6 ports, 26 terminals, and at a total of 60 berths across California.
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