R Anniina Virta-Toikka of Konecranes.
He adds, beyond the environmental benefits, increased electrification also has financial advantages because of the high cost of diesel fuel. The new equipment coming to JaxPort will cut diesel fuel usage by 12.3 million gallons over 20 years, Primrose says. Aside from the new equipment such as rubber-tyred gantry cranes that move around the terminal to move containers, JaxPort has started to modernise the Blount Island terminal during reconstruction of its berths so the bigger dockside cranes that move containers on and off ships can plug into electric power. Blount Island has three fully electric dockside cranes now and will add three more this month with capacity for ten. Elsewhere, Konecranes is celebrating
after it received an A- rating in CDP’s annual climate programme, recognition of its efforts to make holistic climate disclosures and climate risk and opportunities
R An electric mobile harbour crane from Konecranes in action.
management a business norm. The measurement is based on the company’s disclosures about its actions to cut emissions, manage and mitigate climate risks, and develop a low-carbon offering. “This is a great achievement, and I am pleased that our commitment to climate change efforts and our long-term commitment towards sustainability have been recognised. We are in a unique position to help other industries shift to a low-carbon future by offering solutions which intensify decarbonisation and advance electrification,” says Anniina Virta- Toikka, head, sustainability, Konecranes. “We have a clear climate roadmap for
years to come. We are taking action in both our own operations and throughout our value chain.
“In 2022, we started using our first electrified service vehicles and continued conducting energy efficiency improvements in our manufacturing operations. In the value chain, our primary focus is on electrifying our offering while developing digitalisation and automation as well as minimising emissions from steel.”
EUROPEAN ELECTRIFICATION In Europe, Nidec ASI was recently awarded two turnkey projects for electrification of the quays of the passenger ports of Genoa and Savona in Italy. The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has assigned the executive design and works to the temporary joint venture (TJV) of which Nidec ASI is the leading company, and in which Ceisis and the Molfino & Longo civil engineering firm are consortium partners. For Genoa, the order was acquired in June and the design phase has already started, while the order for the contract relating to the port of Savona was signed in September. It is estimated that both projects will be completed in two to three years. Thanks to the electric power supply
systems for ships developed by Nidec ASI in Genoa and Savona, it will be possible to reduce emissions and noise pollution with positive impacts on inhabitants and tourists in the areas bordering the two ports, which are both located inside the cities, while at the same time having minimal impact on the operation of the ports. In Genoa, the project envisages six berths, which will allow the cruise ships
Q Konecranes is celebrating after it got an A- rating in CDP’s annual climate programme.
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