The Port of Hueneme has announced its collaboration with STAX Engineering, a leader in maritime emissions capture and control.
They aim to collaborate on emissions reduction in the maritime industry through the deployment of the emissions capture and control system.
The system will consist of mobile floating barges that can place filters on ocean-going vessel stacks and filter out harmful emissions like particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen.
This new effort is a direct response to mitigate impacts due to the damage incurred to port’s Shoreside Power system last December during the major storm that flooded Port Hueneme.
The system developed by STAX Engineering represents a significant leap forward in tackling air pollution from ships while at berth.
Celina Zacarias, Board President for the Oxnard Harbor District said: “We must continue to move forward towards our goal of becoming a zero emissions port.
“The storm damage has created an opportunity to continue showing how resilient our port can really be. We are putting the community first through this type of collaboration, and we will continue to pursue these types of partnerships so that our neighbors can rest assured that their port is doing everything in its power to reduce its emissions and continue moving forward toward the goal.”
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“We’re thrilled to partner with STAX Engineering on this transformative project,” said Kristin Decas, CEO and Port Director, Port of Hueneme.
“The emissions capture and control system exemplifies our commitment to innovation and environmental stewardship, which is in our port DNA, and highlights the flexibility of the port’s response to finding new solutions in the maritime industry.”
In the same week, Seabound, a UK-based player in carbon capture solutions for the shipping industry, successfully tested its novel carbon capture technology on a commercial containership.
