Unlike vessel-mounted diesel generators that power reefer containers even on land, shore power infrastructure at ports, rail yards, and logistics hubs provides a fixed grid connection at each parking slot—a concept commonly called cold ironing.
Source: https://www.portoflosangeles.org/environment/reefer-electrification
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