A video released by the Port of Long Beach shows its new cutting-edge Middle Harbor Terminal, which is set to open in 2016.
The terminal will be equipped to handle mega-ships as large as 18,000 TEU and will also be able handle even larger ships in the near future.
In order to maintain its position as one of the greenest ports in the world, the terminal will be emissions free, with all electric equipment installed and operational at the terminal.
To read a Technical Paper on environmental sustainability at the Port of Long Beach, click here
STS cranes at the terminal will be capable of lifting two containers simultaneously and are anticipated to boost Long Beach’s annual throughput significantly.
The Middle Harbor Terminal will be the fourth largest terminal in the US on completion.
