Long Beach Container Terminal
Bromma has concluded an agreement to supply Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) with six units of its new all-electric twin lift ship-to-shore (STS) spreaders, as the terminal looks to hit its environmental targets.
The STS45E G2 spreaders aim to offer up to a 90% reduction in spreader power consumption while eliminating the risk of hydraulic oil leaks.
The fully-automated LBCT is seen as one of the most technologically advanced and greenest facilities in the US, utilising electric automated stacking cranes (ASC) and a fleet of battery-electric automated guided vehicles (AGVs).
Bjorn Borell, General Manager, Engineering, LBCT said: “We are very happy with Bromma’sall-electric spreaders. We knew from the beginning when we started this project that the STS cranes needed to have fully-electric spreaders.
“The expectation was that the spreaders would perform the same as the regular hydraulic spreaders or better. Bromma has developed a product that has worked very well for us, especially with all the automation we have.”
Chris Cassalia, vice president of Bromma Americas, commented: “I think that STS45E G2 Plusis a game changer. It gives our customers the ability to go green on their ship-to-shore cranes and push their sustainability goals.
“We at Bromma can play a part in that with this new solution. Every company has to start looking at the environment and their impacts. It’s clear that the industry has to change and we at Bromma want to do whatever we can to help this industry change for the better for the world.”
Offering a berth length of 1,280 m and an annual capacity of 3.3mn teu on a 300 acre site, LBCT is the sixth largest container facility in the US.
