Alternative
Maritime Power
> Shore-Port-to-Ship Power
Converters
The Port of Los
Angeles is the
busiest port in
the nation and
is committed to becoming
an environmental
leader. In 2001,
with numerous
environmental
programs already
in existence,
Los Angeles has
pushed the
envelope by
developing
“Alternative
Maritime Power.”
The "Alternative
Maritime Power"
or AMP is a
program that
focuses on
reducing
emissions from
container
vessels docked
at the Los
Angeles Port.
Instead of
running on
diesel power
while at port,
AMP-equipped
ships “plug in”
to shore-side
electrical
power. By
shutting down
the ship’s
diesel engines
and switching to
electricity,
more than one
ton of nitrogen
oxides (Nox) and
particulate
matter (PM) are
eliminated from
the air for each
day a container
vessel is
berthed.
The Port of Los
Angeles is the
first port in
the world to use
AMP technology
for in-service
container ships.
On June 21,
2004, the Port
of Los Angeles
and China
Shipping
Container Line
announced the
grand opening of
the West Basin
Container
Terminal at
Berth 100, the
first container
terminal in the
world to use
Alternative
Maritime Power.
The Alternative
Maritime Power
Program has
helped reduce
the dangerous
pollutants that
affect
surrounding
communities by
powering massive
container ships
with on-shore
electricity. By
eliminating the
use of auxiliary
diesel engines
while container
ships are
docked, it has
shown an average
reduction of 95
per cent
in Nox, Sox, and
PM10 per vessel
call.
The Alternative
Maritime Power
Program through
offering unique
implementation
of technology
and by providing
cash incentives
to steamship
lines to install
the AMP
equipment has
succeeded in
improving air
emissions in
both the port
and the
surrounding
area.
The AMP
technology has
been used for
Naval vessels,
Baltic ferries
and cruise ships
operating in
Alaska for
several years,
but the Port of
Los Angeles is
the first to use
this technology
for in-service
contained ships.
In April of
2006, the U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency announced
the recipients
of its annual
Clean Air
Excellence
Awards. This
award recognizes
and honors
outstanding, innovative
efforts that
help to make the
air cleaner. Two
U.S. port
facilities
received this
award, the Port
of Seattle and
the Port of Los
Angeles. Both
ports use the
AMP technology.
One of the
problems that
ships have
when they dock
is that each
port might have
different
frequencies and
voltages.
A TEMCo Shore-Port-to-Ship
Power Converter
is an economical
answer to this
problem. These
converters are
used to convert
frequency,
voltage and
phases. The most
common frequencies
are 50Hz, 60Hz,
or 400Hz. Common
voltages are
208, 240, 400
and 460 volts. TEMCo Shore-Port-to-Ship Power
Converters also
offer line
isolation,
harmonic
cancellation
and power factor
correction.
About
TEMCo
TEMCo has many years of
experience.
They
manufacture
and develop
industrial power
solutions and
are dedicated
to using the
highest quality
materials.
TEMCo has a staff of
highly trained
engineers that
can design your
equipment to
meet any of your
application
requirements,
and they
provide the
latest and best
technology the
industry has to
offer.
TEMCo has
had
extensive
experience
manufacturing
electrical power
products since
1968.
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