The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has announced the completion of shore power facilities at Husky Terminal in Tacoma.
Shore power facilities at Husky Terminal
On Sunday (15 June) the terminal welcomed Hapag-Lloyd’s 9,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) Kuala Lumpur Express as its inaugural shore power plug-in. In a statement issued, NWSA said that the inaugural plug-in makes Husky Terminal the second international cargo terminal in Washington State to be shore power capable, following the completion of Terminal 5’s system in 2023.
‘At the Seaport Alliance we take our job of stewardship seriously, for both the economic and environmental prosperity of the region,’ said NWSA Co-Chair and Port of Tacoma Commission President John McCarthy. ‘Shore power is a key component of our strategy to phase out all maritime emissions by 2050 or sooner, and completion of this project is a major milestone for our gateway.’
The NWSA is guided by the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, a multi-port commitment to collectively improve regional air quality and reduce GHG emissions. In addition to the overarching goal to eliminate all maritime emissions by 2050 or sooner, the NWSA has the interim goal of installing shore power at all international terminals by 2030.
The next terminals to be equipped with this infrastructure will be Terminal 18 in Seattle and Washington United Terminal in Tacoma. TOTE, a domestic terminal in Tacoma, has been shore power capable since 2010.
‘The success of these projects is completely dependent on collaboration and support between many partners. We are extremely grateful for our partners in this project, Husky Terminal, Hapag-Lloyd, Tacoma Public Utilities, International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 22, and the funding support from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Washington State Legislature,’ said NWSA Co-Chair and Port of Seattle Commission President Toshiko Hasegawa.
‘There is no way to reach these milestones alone. We are fortunate to have partners who share our values and commitment to a sustainable future.’
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Source: Northwest Seaport Alliance
