MOL trials LNG shore power system at LA

CAL used a system that was connected to the power cable for the bow thruster motor on the 4,400 teu container ship MOL Enterprise. Power was connected to this line from an on-shore generator running on LNG, substantially reducing emissions of pollutants such as NOx and SOx compared with running the vessel’s generators, which operate on heavy fuel oil. During the test, only two of the ship’s four onboard generators were in use.

MOL will use the results of this test to develop and provide shore power supply sources at the Port of Los Angeles, thereby helping to reduce the burden on the environment.