06 December 2023
APM Terminals (APMT) and DP World have established the Zero Emission Port Alliance (ZEPA) at COP 28 to accelerate the decarbonisation of ports, focusing on making battery-electric container handling equipment (BE-CHE) more accessible and affordable. The ZEPA, which will start its work in early 2024, is an industry coalition open to all stakeholders, including terminal operators, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), port authorities and government agencies.
The alliance aims to address affordability and accessibility issues by promoting more BE-CHE production, reducing product costs, facilitating battery and charging solutions, simplifying deployment and ensuring the preparation of terminal operators and network infrastructure. ZEPA also seeks to create favourable conditions for zero-emission fleets and accelerate the adoption of zero-emission CHE.
Members will contribute on the basis of practical experience and ZEPA will operate transparently in compliance with antitrust laws, sharing key findings with the industry. The initiative comes as a result of a white paper commissioned by APMT and DP World in October, which indicates the potential competitiveness of BE-CHE with targeted collective action over the next two to eight years.
Source: Systemiq