Port of Antwerp Commisions State-of-the-Art
Onshore Power Supply Facility


From left: John Kirkland (CEO of ICL N.V.),
Kris Peeters (Flemish Minister-President)



HAMBURG—June 4, 2009— The world’s first Onshore Power Supply (OPS)
facility with automatic synchronisation and 50/60 Hz conversion has been
formally switched on by Flem-ish Minister-President Kris Peeters in the
presence of leading government and Port of Ant-werp officials. It typically
powers a docked container vessel for approximately three days within any one
week, allowing its auxiliary diesel generators to be disconnected and so sig-
nificantly reduce attendant noise and noxious NOx, SOx and CO2 emissions;
the EC Direc-tive introducing a 0.1% maximum sulphur requirement for fuels
used by ships berthing in EU ports is also met ahead of its mandatory
implementation from the beginning of next January.

Developed by Hamburg-based SAM Electronics, an L-3 Communications
company, in response to growing worldwide demands for environment-friendly
and energy-efficient power supplies within port confines, the OPS basically
ensures uninterrupted generation of high voltage (800 kVA) electrical power to
berthed vessels in association with a local grid. Network equipment typically
comprises a series of power and control modules and cabling, with a frequency
converter allowing vessels to connect to shore-side electricity regardless of
whether they are dependent upon 50 or 60 Hz electrical systems.

As part of installation work for the €1.1m Antwerp project, SAM has also
equipped new In-dependent Container Lines’ vessels with complementary 60Hz
onboard networks supple-mented by standard OPS components such as a
6,600-volt/450-volt transformer, a 6,600-volt medium-voltage supply station, and
a cable drum. In this way it has been possible to implement a fully-automated
synchronised network directly linking port and ship via the equivalent of an
alternative power source which effectively averts pollutant emissions and noise
traditionally generated by docked vessels consuming large amounts of fuel oil at
considerable cost. The development thus coincidentally provides significant
economic, environ-mental and health benefits in a built-up working area.

SAM’s design of the OPS for Europe’s third largest container port follows
continuing devel-opment of comparable onboard power connection systems for
over 20 shipping organisations operating worldwide in China, Europe, and the
US. The Company is currently developing larger OPS systems for port use
based on advanced pulse width modulation (PWM) technology.

Headquartered in Hamburg, SAM Electronics employs over 1,300 people
worldwide and is a turnkey supplier of complete electrical systems.
SAM Electronics is also a leading supplier of high technology navigation,
automation, communication, energy distribution and propulsion systems for
all kind of ship types.

To learn more about SAM Electronics, please visit the company's Web site at
www.sam-electronics.de.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 65,000
people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and
maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is
also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems.
The company reported 2008 sales of $14.9 billion.

To learn more about L-3, please visit the company's Web site at
www.L-3com.com.

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SAM Electronics GmbH
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