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Maersk tests Cote d’Ivoire zero-emission container terminal ahead of November opening

October 25, 2022

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The zero-emission terminal, a joint venture facility between APM Terminals and Bolloré Ports in the Port of Abidjan, is scheduled to become operational at the beginning of November.

The test call with Maersk’s container vessel comes after successful testing of the terminal’s equipment earlier in October, which also included trials on the Terminal Operating System (TOS).

The terminal received fully-electric 6 Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes and 7 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from ZPMC in August. The switch to electric equipment is in line with APM Terminals’ ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 and a 70% emission reduction by 2030. As the next step, the terminal is also investigating the switch to green sources of electricity to power the equipment.

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