Image - 27 October 2011

Cavotec AMP Mobile unit at the Port of Los Angeles

An Alternative Martime Power mobile unit at the Port of Los Angeles. Our thanks to the Port of Los Angeles for making this photo and related film shoot (back in June 2011) possible.

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New Cavotec AMP shore power systems for Port of Long Beach and Port of Oakland

The Port of Long Beach and the Port of Oakland have selected Cavotec's innovative Alternative Maritime Power systems for installation at multiple berths ensuring safe, easy and quick connection to grid-generated electrical power. This enables ships to switch of their engines while docked thus making a substantial improvement to air quality in and around these ports.

8 January 2015 07:46

Cavotec secures port equipment orders worth over EUR 11.5 million

Global engineering group Cavotec has won orders for its innovative technologies for ports in Australia, Indonesia, Oman, Portugal and Turkey, and for two major shipping lines, with a combined value of more than EUR 11.5 million.

28 April 2016 09:27

Cavotec and ABB join forces to offer shore-to-ship power solutions, boosting "green ports"

Cavotec and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly offer complete shore-to-ship power solutions globally. Such solutions allow vessels to plug into onshore power supply and shut down their engines, eliminating noxious emissions, noise and vibrations while berthed in ports that are often located in city surrounds.

31 May 2011 23:07

Shore power in LA and San Francisco: all the latest from our globetrotting film crew. #Cavotecfilm

All the latest on our globetrotting film crew - Michael, Mårten and Oskar - as they shoot shore power systems at the Port of Oakland and AMP Mobile units at the Port of Los Angeles.

From left to right: Port of LA Executive Director, Gene Seroka; Jonathan Williams President & CEO Battleship Iowa; LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino; and Cavotec's Luciano Corbetta. Photo used by kind permission of POLA.

24 February 2017 09:00

Cavotec and Port of Los Angeles mark environmental co-operation with inauguration of shore power system for USS Iowa

Global engineering group Cavotec, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the historic Battleship IOWA museum unveiled a public Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) educational exhibit during a recent reception commemorating Battleship USS IOWA’s new shore-side power connection, close to the Port of Los Angeles’ World Cruise Center.

20 March 2012 09:51

Inaugural Climate Leadership Award goes to Port of Los Angeles

The first award of its kind from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acknowledges ‘businesses and organizations that have shown outstanding leadership in response to climate change’.

4 November 2011 13:55

Vast vegetated roof installed at Chicago O'Hare Int. Airport

US giant FedEx Express, the cargo airline of FedEx Corp., has installed a vast vegetated roof as part of an ambitious environmental initiative taking place in Chicago, USA. At Cavotec, we always enjoy hearing about innovative technologies that enable the ports, airports, mining and tunnelling and general industries to operate more sustainably and work more productively.

2 December 2011 10:55

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach tackle CO2 emissions head on

The Port of Los Angeles has developed a Carbon Calculator for ports to estimate greenhouse gas levels from their operations and explore reduction strategies. The neighbouring Port of Long Beach, meanwhile, has unveiled its latest shore power installation in its continued bid to reduce port-wide emissions.

8 December 2011 07:00

Port of Gothenburg wins award for work improving air quality

Cavotec is delighted to hear that the Port of Gothenburg, one of the Group's long-term partners on shore power technologies for ships, has won the prestigious Energy Globe Awards 2011 for its shore power initiatives and their contribution to improving air quality in and around the Port. Cavotec and the Port of Gothenburg have worked together closely on shore power since the 1980s.

4 June 2014 09:00

World’s first combined automated mooring and shore power project on course

The world’s first battery-powered ferry was delivered recently, heralding a new era in environmentally responsible shipping. The vessel, which will serve a high-frequency route in Norway, will use our very first combined automated mooring and shore power system.

10 June 2015 08:00

Cavotec co-hosts shore power event in Bergen

Cavotec, Schneider Electric and the Port of Bergen are hosting a major shore power event next week which will gather leading experts to discuss how the technology is playing an increasingly important role in reducing emissions at the world's ports.

Living the life: the enclosed AMP unit and the Dilbar at Vauban.

2 December 2016 09:00

Cavotec connects world’s largest super-yachts to shore power

Ever dreamt of drifting lazily on a luxury yacht? The Cavotec France team recently came a little closer to realising that dream – although no drifting was involved – when they installed a shore power connection system at Port Vauban, a marina located in Antibes on the French Riviera.

Cruising towards clear skies: the Cavotec AMPMobile unit at Montreal's cruise terminal

26 October 2017 10:00

Canadian ports cut emissions with Cavotec shore power technologies

Cavotec shore power systems are helping ports in Canada make substantial reductions in cruise and container ship emissions, with the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) recently reporting that its shore power initiatives are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by some 2,800 tonnes a year.