First "Direct" Ship to Shore Connection at Port of Los Angeles a Success
November 15, 2007
Port of Los Angeles, CA - NYK Line and the Port of Los Angeles are pleased to announce the first successful implementation of a "direct" shoreside electric power connection to a container vessel at berth.
The 6.6 KV Alternative Maritime Powered (AMP) NYK Atlas arrived at Yusen Terminals on Saturday afternoon, November 10th and was connected to shoreside power a few hours after docking. The vessel continued utilizing the shoreside power until its departure three days later.
The NYK Atlas is the first of thirty-eight NYK flagged vessels that will be equipped to utilize shoreside electric power.
"We are very pleased with the results of this ship call at the Port of Los Angeles," said Peter Keller, President of NYK Line (North America) Inc."NYK Line takes great pride in being a global steward of our environment. The NYK Atlas is the first of a new generation of container vessels that emphasize social and environmental responsibility to the communities where our vessels call."
Prior to the utilization of AMP technology, vessels at berth were Powered by auxiliary engines burning diesel fuel. Over the course of the last three years, both AMP technology and much cleaner diesel fuel have become available.
"The NYK Atlas is leading us into the next generation of clean, at-dock ship operations," said Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles. "NYK and Yusen Terminals have been terrific partners in helping the Port of Los Angeles deploy Alternative Maritime Power, demonstrating their commitment early-on by building AMP capability into the NYK Atlas."
The NYK Atlas is a "post-Panamax" container vessel (larger than the Panama Canal can accommodate) and carries 6,200 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) on a single voyage. The vessel is 299.9 meters long, 40 meters wide with a displacement of 75,519 GRT. The NYK Atlas calls the Port of Los Angeles approximately eight times per year.
