ApplicationsOff-Road: Ports and MarinePorts are highly sensitive areas. Globally, ports have high vehicle densities and represent some of the worst air quality.
In Europe, 80 percent of international freight is carried by sea and 40 percent of intra-European freight uses short sea shipping, or “marine highway.” European ports welcome more than 400 million passengers each year. This is further driving activity and conjunction around port areas, contributing to more emissions and further reduction in air quality. Port activity on the water ranges from large oceangoing vessels to harbor tugs, including principal sources of power and auxiliary gensets. On land, systems include gantry cranes, drayage trucks and other ground equipment to move containers to long-haul transportation. Our experience in ports includes the retrofitting of yard tractors, roll-on/roll-off vessels, container handlers, drayage trucks and gantry cranes with diesel oxidation catalysts and mufflers, as well as various passive and active diesel particulate filter solutions both in Europe and North America. These product lines include AZ Purifier™, AZ Purimuffler®, Purifilter®, Purifilter® Plus, and Combifilter®. |
U.S. ports and waterways handle more than 2 billion tons of domestic and import/export cargo annually. By 2020, the total volume of cargo shipped by water is expected to be double that of 2001 volumes. Much of total domestic production of basic commodities and finished products is shipped by water. In short, the nation's seaports serve as gateways to domestic and international trade, connecting large and small U.S. businesses to the expanding global marketplace.