"Keeping Busan Port Air Clean" ... BPA Smoothly Implements Emission Reduction Device Installation on Diesel Transfer Cranes

Transfer crane (T/C) at Busan Port Authority.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan Port Authority (BPA) is promoting the installation of Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) on Transfer Cranes (T/C) in 2022 to reduce ultrafine dust emissions at Busan Port.

T/C are cargo handling equipment used to move or lift containers in the container yard, with a total of 372 units currently operating at Busan Port.

By May 2021, BPA achieved a 91% eco-friendly conversion rate by converting 338 out of 372 T/C units to electric power and installing DPFs.

To expand the DPF pilot project, which has been promoted since 2019, to Busan Port, BPA launched the "Busan Port Diesel T/C DPF Installation Project" this year.

BPA plans to convert 18 T/C units to eco-friendly handling equipment and reduce ultrafine dust emissions by more than 80%.

Private operators will be recruited until July 29, and after evaluation and selection, the project aims to be completed within the year.

The installation cost per T/C DPF is about 103 million KRW. Of this, 90% will be subsidized by BPA and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to reduce the burden on private operators and promote the rapid expansion of eco-friendly handling equipment conversion.

BPA has already converted 78% of Busan Port yard tractors (Y/T) to eco-friendly handling equipment through LNG fuel conversion and DPF installation.

This year, BPA will continue the DPF installation project on 18 T/C units and LNG fuel conversion on 50 Y/T units, diversifying measures to improve air quality at Busan Port.

Kang Jun-seok, President of BPA, stated, "Through the Busan Port T/C DPF installation project, we will accelerate the eco-friendly conversion of handling equipment and provide clean air quality to port workers and Busan citizens."

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