Tauranga Goes Electric

15 Aug Tauranga Goes Electric

The Port of Tauranga will trial the country’s first ever all-electric container straddle carrier at New Zealand’s busiest port.

This project, worth over $3.5million, will see the port purchase and install a Kalmar electric straddle alongside the required charging infrastructure, enabling the Port to test emerging technology in the high-demand environment of New Zealand’s international hub port.

This electric straddle will replace the diesel-fuelled straddle, and the project objectives include: evaluating the operational impacts, charging times, driver amenability and training requirements, reliability, safety and maintenance requirements of this lower emission alternative.

Findings will be shared with other New Zealand ports that have straddle carrier fleets and will contribute to providing port assets and infrastructure consistent with a low emissions supply chain that helps to keep New Zealand exports competitive on a global scale.

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