KfW IPEX-Bank financing leading-edge environment-friendly German-made technology for terminal operation in Long Beach California

Frankfurt am Main (ots) -

- "Green" automated transport system for the Long Beach Container
Terminal
- Supplied by Terex Port Solutions, Düsseldorf

KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the equipment manufactured by
Düsseldorf-based Terex Port Solutions (TPS), including 72
environment-friendly battery-powered automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
and Battery Exchange Station, for the Long Beach Container Terminal
(LBCT) in California.

Valued over USD 81 million, the finance contracts were signed
today in Hong Kong, where the port operator Orient Overseas Container
Line (OOCL) has its head offices. "With this finance for leading-edge
German-made "green" technology for the Long Beach Container Terminal,
we are assisting a German port equipment producer in the key US
growth market for the first time," says Christian Murach, a member of
the Management Board of KfW IPEX-Bank.

One of the world's largest ports and the winner of multiple awards
in recognition of its commitment to environmental concerns, the Long
Beach "Green Port" is currently combining two aged container
terminals to form a new single modern technologically advanced and
environmentally friendly terminal with a final capacity of 3.3
million TEU.

The AGVs form part of the mobile equipment for the suprastructure
which which LBCT is fitting the new terminal. For this purpose, the
shipping group has ordered a turn-key package of 72
environment-friendly battery-powered AGVs, a battery exchange station
and fleet management system for the AGVs that would work alongside
the quay and automated storage cranes.

The AGVs will be used for transporting containers from the edge of
the quay to the storage areas. With a capacity of 70 tons each, they
are able to transport 20', 40' and 45' containers from the
ship-to-shore cranes to the stacker cranes. They are particularly
suitable for use in California, which is known for its strict
environmental legislation.

About KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

Within the KfW Group, KfW IPEX-Bank is responsible for
international project and export finance. Its function of providing
financing to boost the German and European economy is derived from
the legal mandate assigned to KfW. It offers medium- and long-term
financing to support key export industries, to develop economic and
social infrastructure and to fund environmental and climate
protection projects. KfW IPEX-Bank operates as a legally independent
group subsidiary and plays a major role in fulfilling KfW's
promotional mission. It is represented in the most important economic
and financial centres across the globe.

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