An all-electric, emission-reducing Liebherr mobile crane at SA Recycling’s scrap metal facility in the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. The crane has moved 5 million tons of recycled metals since its installment in 2017. The metals are loaded onto breakbulk vessels and exported to Asia.
Luisa Gratz, President, ILWU Local 26 speaks as officials gathered to celebrate the all-electric, emission-reducing Liebherr mobile crane used at SA Recycling’s Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. The crane has moved 5 million tons of recycled metals since its installment in 2017. The metals are loaded onto breakbulk vessels and exported to Asia.
George Adams, CEO, SA Recycling speaks at a press conference celebrating the all-electric, emission-reducing Liebherr mobile crane that his company uses at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. The crane has moved 5 million tons of recycled metals since its installment in 2017. The metals are loaded onto breakbulk vessels and exported to Asia.
Among those on hand Tuesday were SA Recycling CEO George Adams, Los Angeles Councilmember Tim McOsker, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka, California Air Resources Board/South Coast AQMD Governing Board appointee Gideon Kracov and Liebherr USA Co. head of sales Winston Ziegler. The presidents of local chapters of the International Longshore and Warehouse union — Gary Hererra and Luisa Gratz — were also on hand.