b'8American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comSPONSORED CONTENTHouston Terminal goes electric with help from Equipment Depot Houston Terminal, a stevedore operation based at Port of Houston, has taken a major first step in elec-trifying its equipment with the purchase of a SANY Electric Reach Stacker from Equipment Depotjust one example of a new trend among seaports.g ettinge LectriFied tricequipmentdoesnothave Inthismarket,theresaan ICE, operating expenses are shift towards sustainable equip- verylow,Schertzconfirms. ment,explainsGregSchertz,With a diesel engine you have Senior National Account Execu- to change oil, filters, and other tive for Heavy Trucks and Portcomponents.Youdonthave Equipment at Equipment Depotthatmaintenanceonanelec- a national equipment suppliertric piece of equipment. andtheprimarySANYdistri- RobertMarshall,General bution partner for the AmericasManagerofHoustonTerminal, market. The company sells, ser- agrees, Electric equipment has a vicesandrentsequipment(ELECTRICcontinued on from small capacity forklifts topage 16)high-capacity forklifts and con-tainer handlers for about 85% of US ports.Electricequipmentisa growing trend, and it has become more than a conversation point, Schertz continues. Actual machines aregoingintoserviceandareDecarbonizationproving their capability.Chad Larson, VP of Heavy TrucksandPortEquipmentat Equipment Depot, adds that inIs Our Prioritythe port business, electric equip-ment is relatively new, becom-ingmoreprevalentwithinthe last few years. The West Coast is a little bit more progressive on sustainabilityandelectric,but weareseeingmoreandmore conversation on the East Coast aswell,Larsonsays.Weve noticed a strong trend of interest inelectricproductsthroughout the US ports.This move to electrification is not just about regulations in stateslikeCalifornia,Larson observes. I think the bigger pic-ture is that the world has become more of a global market, and in the port industry there are many relationships and parent compa-nieswithtiesintoEuropeand other parts of the world where zero carbon initiatives are more progressive than the US.e Lectricp otentiaLThe SANY Electric Reach Stackergenerateszeroemis-sionsbecauseitrunsona rechargeable lithium iron phos-phatebattery,notaninternal combustionengine(ICE).In addition,theElectricReach Stackerhelpscreateasafer working environment due to the standard safety features.We strategically partnered withSANY,aglobalmanu-facturer with a strong portfolio ofelectricproductsincluding electricreachstackers,emptySustainable Low GWP Food WasteEnergycontainer handlers and high-ca-pacityforklifts,toenableourTechnology Refrigerants Mitigation Tech Efficiencycustomerstoreducecosts andimproveefficiencywith azero-carbonfootprint,says Larson.Thedifferentiatoris SANY has more electric prod- Its not just the box SeaCubeucts proven on a global scale.Its not just the boxits our commitment to investing Inadditiontozeroemis- in decarbonization solutions bundled with leading edge sions, electric equipment offerstechnology that makes the difference. C O N T A I N E R L E A S I N Gseveraladvantagestocompa- Visit www.seacubecontainers.com to learn more. seacubecontainers.comnieslikeHoustonTerminal, startingwithlowertotalcost ofownership.Becauseelec-BSYA 1190 SeaCube Decarbonizing Ad 8x10 AJOT.indd 1 12/10/25 1:49PM'