is one of the largest cargo handling facilities on the east coast of the United States, with three facilities in the Port of NY&NJ and another in Baltimore. Port facilities rely on specialized trucks called yard tractors to move cargo around within the facility. It’s a complex and complicated process that requires careful coordination. Traditionally, those yard tractors are powered by diesel engines which spew copious quantities of pollutants out of their exhaust stacks, especially at idle.
“We have left the land of estimates and projections and crossed into the real world of digitally monitored performance data. As the project developer and project manager, CCMT is ecstatic about the results, which actually exceed our expectations, which were pretty high in the first place,” says James Sherman, CEO of CCMT. “The interesting thing to me is how much of the fuel costs and CO2 emissions are the result of idling emissions. Every port operator can achieve these same results right now.
Paired with its available Charging as a Service model, AMPLY’s vehicle and charger agnostic approach allows the company to handle all the details of charging an EV fleet, which guarantees performance while dramatically reducing upfront capital expenditures. It also can reduce fuel costs by as much as 85%. The company was acquired by bp in December of 2021 as part of its US electrification strategy.