Hutchison Ports commits to net-zero by 2035

Global port developer and operator, Hutchison Ports, has set a

2 emissions.

Hutchison Ports operates the Port of Felixstowe, Harwich International and

London Thamesport.

The Port of Felixstowe commissioned two new 11 Kilovolt high voltage

substations to serve the charging infrastructure for its conventional electric

tractor fleet on 20 May.

Each substation will reportedly enable 20 vehicles to be charged at any one

time at the port’s Trinity Terminal.

The port will take delivery of its next batch of 22 electric-tractors in

July 2023 with a further 24 vehicles arriving in November 2023.

The port has additionally introduced its first battery-powered autonomous

trucks which will come with the latest battery swapping facilities.

In total, it has plans to acquire 150 electric-tractors over the next two

years.

To tackle Scope 2 emissions and ensure that sustainable electricity is used

to power port equipment, the Port of Felixstowe signed a new deal in April which

ensures that all the electricity it uses is certified as being generated by

solar, offshore wind, or other renewable sources.

Commenting on the target, Clemence Cheng, Executive Director of Hutchison

Ports and Managing Director of Hutchison Ports Europe, said: “Hutchison Ports

has set both near-term and net-zero targets in line with the Science Based

Targets initiative’s net-zero standard.

“Our journey has already begun. We are investing in new and more

sustainable equipment and the UK will be amongst the first of our business units

to reach the target.”

“We have made significant progress at the Port of Felixstowe converting our

yard cranes to electricity and now have 50 electric cranes with another 17 on

order for delivery this year,” Cheng continued.

“All new equipment across our three UK ports will be sustainable and we

have a programme to replace our entire vehicle fleet with battery-powered or

alternative fuel options by 2033.”

In March, Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Trust announced the deployment of

5G technology at the container terminals under its Hong Kong operations.

Working with 3HK, five 5G base stations have been set up within HPH Trust

Hong Kong terminals enabling ultra-high-speed, low latency, and massive

machine-type communications, HPH reported.