Hutchison Ports BEST has put into operation an electric reach stacker at its terminal in the Port of Barcelona. The move is part of the company’s efforts to replace equipment that operates with a combustion engine and diesel fuel with all-electric machinery that uses lithium batteries. This initiative is part of BEST’s plan to reduce emissions by 80% by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2040.

According to Hutchison, the machine is the first 100% electric reach stacker in Southern Europe.

The electric reach stacker, manufactured by Sany,  is expected to cut emissions equivalent to 260 tons of CO2e per year thanks to its efficiency and use of electricity from 100% renewable sources. The crane arrived at the terminal at the end of August, and, after a period of testing, the crane is now fully operational.

The Sany model SRSC45E5 can lift up to 45 tonnes and stack up to five containers through its telescopic arm. The BEST terminal uses the reach stacker to handle containers in the area parallel to the railway terminal within the marine terminal, as well as in the special area facilitating the storage of both empty and full containers.

“Society in general and consumers in particular are increasingly demanding the sustainable treatment of products from the point of production to their distribution, including the entire supply chain, and here BEST is already a differentiating factor. Currently, each container that passes through the BEST terminal reduces emissions by almost 70% compared to a conventional terminal,” said Guillermo Belcastro, CEO of Hutchison Ports BEST.

The company said that next step will be connecting the first container ship to 100% green electricity this September, using the recently inaugurated On Shore Power Supply (OPS) system at the terminal. The system, manufactured by PowerCon in Denmark, is capable of supplying up to 8MW of power. During the pilot phase of the OPS, approximately 92 connections are expected to be made within the first two years of operation. This trial is projected to eliminate 2,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.

Hutchison Ports BEST has put into operation an electric reach stacker at its terminal in the Port of Barcelona. The move is part of the company’s efforts to replace equipment that operates with a combustion engine and diesel fuel with all-electric machinery that uses lithium batteries. This initiative is part of BEST’s plan to reduce emissions by 80% by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2040.

According to Hutchison, the machine is the first 100% electric reach stacker in Southern Europe.

The electric reach stacker, manufactured by Sany,  is expected to cut emissions equivalent to 260 tons of CO2e per year thanks to its efficiency and use of electricity from 100% renewable sources. The crane arrived at the terminal at the end of August, and, after a period of testing, the crane is now fully operational.

The Sany model SRSC45E5 can lift up to 45 tonnes and stack up to five containers through its telescopic arm. The BEST terminal uses the reach stacker to handle containers in the area parallel to the railway terminal within the marine terminal, as well as in the special area facilitating the storage of both empty and full containers.

“Society in general and consumers in particular are increasingly demanding the sustainable treatment of products from the point of production to their distribution, including the entire supply chain, and here BEST is already a differentiating factor. Currently, each container that passes through the BEST terminal reduces emissions by almost 70% compared to a conventional terminal,” said Guillermo Belcastro, CEO of Hutchison Ports BEST.

The company said that next step will be connecting the first container ship to 100% green electricity this September, using the recently inaugurated On Shore Power Supply (OPS) system at the terminal. The system, manufactured by PowerCon in Denmark, is capable of supplying up to 8MW of power. During the pilot phase of the OPS, approximately 92 connections are expected to be made within the first two years of operation. This trial is projected to eliminate 2,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.