西北海港联盟的5号码头上周迎来了MSC Brunella，成为第一艘接入码头岸电基础设施的船只。
4月10日的首次插件标志着码头岸电项目部分的调试阶段，成功利用西雅图市电网的清洁能源为停泊的船只供电。
海岸电力基础设施允许船只在码头工作时关闭柴油发动机并“插入”当地电网，从而减少柴油颗粒物和温室气体排放。
5号航站楼是NWSA门户中第一个具有岸电能力的国际集装箱码头，南港的Husky航站楼和北港的18号航站楼将是下一个完工项目。
西北海港联盟联合主席Sam Cho表示：“西北海港联盟致力于减少我们港口的海洋排放，5号码头启动岸电利用是我们门户的一个重要里程碑。”。
“我们感谢我们的合作伙伴，SSA码头、地中海航运公司(MSC)、太平洋起重机维护公司(PCMC)和国际码头工人联盟(ILWU)Local 19与NWSA合作，确保5号码头的岸电成功。”
西北海港联盟联合主席Deanna Keller表示：“我们感谢华盛顿州议会对5号码头岸电的投资，并期待着在我们的设施中扩大岸电基础设施，包括即将在我们南港的Husky码头安装岸电。”。
岸电安装是西北港口清洁空气战略的一项关键环保举措，该战略的目标是到2030年在所有国际集装箱码头安装岸电基础设施。NWSA预计，一旦整个网关的基础设施完全安装好，所有有能力的船只都将插入。
5号航站楼现代化项目于2019年破土动工，北泊位于2022年1月开始运营。现代化的第二阶段正在进行，南泊位的运营预计将于2024年开始。
The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s Terminal 5 welcomed MSC Brunella last week as the first vessel to plug-in into the terminal’s shore power infrastructure.
This inaugural plug-in on April 10 marked the commissioning phase of the Terminal’s shore power project component, successfully utilizing clean energy from the City of Seattle’s electrical grid to power the vessel while at berth.
Shore power infrastructure reduces diesel particulate matter and greenhouse gas emissions by allowing vessels to turn off their diesel engines and ‘plug-in’ to the local power grid while being worked at the dock.
Terminal 5 is the first international container terminal in the NWSA gateway with shore power capability, with Husky Terminal in the South Harbor and Terminal 18 in the North Harbor as the next projects to be completed.
“The Northwest Seaport Alliance is committed to reducing maritime emissions in our harbors, and the launch of shore power utilization at Terminal 5 is an important milestone for our gateway,” Sam Cho, The Northwest Seaport Alliance Co-Chair, said.
“We appreciate our partners, SSA Terminals, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Pacific Crane Maintenance Company (PCMC), and the International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 19 for working alongside the NWSA to ensure shore power is successful at Terminal 5″
“We thank the Washington State Legislature for their investment in Terminal 5 shore power and look forward to expanding shore power infrastructure across our facilities, including the upcoming installation of shore power at Husky Terminal in our South harbor,” Deanna Keller, The Northwest Seaport Alliance Co-Chair, said.
Shore power installation is a key environmental initiative as part of the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, which targets the installation of shore power infrastructure on all international container terminals by 2030. The NWSA expects all capable ships will plug-in once the infrastructure is fully installed throughout the gateway.
The Terminal 5 modernization program broke ground in 2019 with operations at the north berth beginning in January of 2022. Phase Two of the modernization is underway with operations in the south berth expected to start in 2024
