This Southland boat company wants to electrify the Port of Los Angeles

This Southland boat company wants to electrify the Port of Los Angeles

The Los Angeles electric boat company Arc has plans to open a research and development facility at the Port of Los Angeles, where it will work on battery-powered tugboats.

Shifting to hybrid-electric propulsion

As IMOCA teams prepare for the 2025 season, their winter refit programs had to address a rule change regarding its propulsion system. The Class Rules already require the 60-footers to have a motor for critical situations such as docking, undocking, or recovering a person overboard while also playing a role in charging the yacht’s energy systems when renewable sources like solar and hydro power are insufficient. But new for 2025, the IMOCA class …

BV calls for standardized safety regulations to accelerate adoption of electrification technology

Matthieu de Tugny, President of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore. Paris la Défense, May 14, 2025: Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has called for greater clarity regarding standardized safety regulations that will advance the development of maritime electrification technologies, following the publication of a new technology report, Maritime Electrification: Maritime Battery Systems …

Port of Los Angeles berth swaps to battery-electric cargo equipment

Marine terminal operator SSA Marine has completed the transition of its fleet of 44 small-capacity and heavy-duty forklifts at berth 55 at the Port of Los Angeles from propane-fuel to battery-electric power. Decarbonizing berth 55 Berth 55 is the first of SSA Marine’s terminals to fully transition to zero-emission cargo-handling equipment in its operations. The Port

From Propane-Fueled to Battery-Electric: SSA Marine Berth 55 Achieves Sustainability Milestone

SSA Marine, a leading independent marine terminal operator, has completed the transition of its fleet of 44 small-capacity and heavy-duty forklifts, from propane-fueled to battery-electric powered, at Berth 55 at Port of Los Angeles. This is the first of SSA Marine’s terminals to achieve full transition to zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment in its operations. SSA Marine SSA Marine is celebrating a milestone at Berth 55 at Port of Los Angele…