The Danish seaport will electrify all cranes in its deep-water (15 metres draft) container terminal, operated by APM Terminals, within several months.
The facility's gantry fleet consists of three Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour cranes, two capable of lifting 100 tonnes and the third - 150t.
Meanwhile, APM Terminals Kalundborg has committed to using hydrotreated vegetable oil as fuel, which is said to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90%.
The announcement was made on the occasion of Laura Maersk, Maersk's first methanol feeder, calling to Kalundborg. The port and terminal operator intend to cut landside emissions. "With the measures we are taking, we can offer a green gateway to the Zealand market," underlined Mikael Gutman, CEO of APM Terminals Nordics.
The 50k TEUs/year capacity Kalundborg joins Gothenburg and Los Angeles, the two other sites in the APM Terminals family that use biofuel.
Photo: APM Terminals Kalundborg