Colleen Liang, the director of environmental programs and panning at the Port of Oakland said that many of these ships don't have shore power capabilities. "Sometimes the vessel cannot simply plug in.

That's what we found out," said Brian Beveridge, Co-Director of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Program. The Port already uses electric cranes, vehicles and shore power to ships to stop ...

OAKLAND, Calif ... To meet those stricter requirements, the Port has already expanded the most popular option, shore power, allowing ships to keep their electricity up and running without ...

The Port of Oakland currently handles ships carrying 4,000 containers ... but a major milestone came in 2012, when it launched a shore power system that allowed ships to plug into the electric grid ...

the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners decided last week. For the past 10 years, the Port has been purchasing energy that comes from the utility district’s wastewater treatment plant power ...

A lack of available port infrastructure has been the go-to reason for delaying shore power retrofits on vessels. As more ports add the option to plug in and regulation of at-berth emissions ...

Shore power has become a major focus of the cruise industry’s sustainability efforts. The Port of Seattle also announced earlier last month that all cruise ships homeported in the city must have ...

The Port of Oakland in California is making steps towards ... The latter will integrate renewable power to support the port’s goal of transitioning to all electric, heavy-duty trucks and cargo ...