Port Operations Preparing For Cleaner Future
Faced with increasing regulation, many port operators are now looking to achieve zero emissions with their handling equipment. With commonly used equipment, such as Reach Stackers, Empty and Laden Container Handlers, and heavy-duty forklift trucks, traditionally powered by IC (internal combustion) engines, how can ports, and truck manufacturers, prepare for a lower emissions future? From the UK, where the government is investing in technologies to transform the shipping industry into a zero emissions sector, to the state of California, USA, which proposes that all cargo-handling equipment should be zero emission by 2030, ports around the world are demanding lift trucks that can support their environmental goals, while meeting their particular application requirements. One way that ma...
