World’s First Hydrogen-Powered RTG Crane Begins Operation at Port of Los Angeles, Achieving Zero Emissions.

The world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane, the H2-ZE RTG Transtainer Crane, has begun operation at Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles. The crane was developed by PACECO, a leading container handler supplier, in collaboration with MITSUI E&S and received funding from the Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). It is the first time in the world that an RTG crane fully powered by hydrogen has gone into commercial operation. The hydrogen crane is designed to achieve zero emissions on larger container cranes without requiring a connection to an electric grid. The H2 crane will operate for 16 hours a day and perform at the same efficiency as a standard crane powered by diesel or a hybrid RTG.