Port of Los Angeles commits $200 million to zero emission equipment — SkimNews
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- Yusen Terminals signed a new 30-year lease with the Port of Los Angeles extending through 2056 and committed $200 million to deploy zero-emission cargo-handling equipment, including a mix of battery- and hydrogen-powered assets.
- Yusen Terminals has operated at the Port of LA since 1991 on a 232-acre footprint covering berths 212-224, and previously piloted electric forklifts, reach stackers, and terminal tractors under earlier clean port initiatives.
- Port of LA Executive Director Gene Seroka called Yusen's willingness to test and incorporate zero-emission equipment invaluable to the port's clean air initiatives.
- Yusen Terminals President and CEO Alan McCorkle said the agreement gives the operator 'long-term certainty' to keep investing in its terminal, workforce, and new technology.
- APM Terminals Pier 400, Yusen's neighbor at the Port of LA, added 20 Orange EV yard dogs earlier this year and announced the purchase of 96 more plus 36 electric gantry cranes.
Why it matters: The $200 million, 30-year commitment locks Yusen into a long-term electrification path at the Port of Los Angeles, and paired with APM Terminals' separate order of 96 electric yard dogs and 36 gantry cranes, the terminal complex is emerging as a concrete testbed for whether battery- and hydrogen-powered heavy equipment can replace diesel cargo handling at scale.
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