Port of Richmond
Port Plan for Ocean-Going Vessels
Richmond, California
March 1, 2024
Charles Gerard and Robert Stevens
Port Director/ Contract Port Engineer
1322 Canal Boulevard
Richmond, CA 94802
I am the Port of Richmond’s Responsible Official. This terminal plan was prepared under my supervision.
Charles Gerard 03.12.202 4
___________________________________________________ ________________ Signature Date
Charles Gerard
Port Director
City of Richmond, CA
Office: +1 510 620 6792
Mobile: +1 510 829 2253
Email. [email protected]
Submitted to: [email protected]
1 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 POINT POTRERO MARINE TERMINAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 TERMINAL 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 TERMINAL 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
FIGURES
Figure 1 – Point Potrero Marine Terminal
Figure 2 – PPMT Shore Power Service
Figure 3 – Cable Handling Equipment
1 INTRODUCTION
The Port of Richmond is a department of the City of
Richmond that operates dry bulk, liquid bulk, break-
bulk, and automobile processing facilities on the
City’s southern waterfront. The Port’s property
includes the Point Potrero Marine Terminal
(Shipyard Number 3) as well as Terminals 2, and 3.
The land use of Richmond’s southern waterfront
specifically along the Harbor Channel and Santa Fe
Channel are regulated by the City of Richmond’s
General Plan and Zoning Code in association with
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the
Bay Conservation and Development Commission
(BCDC) the San Francisco Bay Area Seaport Plan as
Amended January 2012. BCDC reserves these areas
for Port Priority Use.
Areas with Port Priority Use have excellent access to
deep navigable water s as in 1996 Congress
authorized deepening of the Harbor and Santa Fe
channels from (-)35 to (-)38 feet at Mean Lower Low
Water allowing for large vessels to enter. In addition, the Port has s trong connectivity to both Union Pacific and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads as well as roadways and interstates.
As described in the Seaport Plan, the Port of Richmond includes both the public and private terminals as Port Priority Use. The public terminals include the Point Potrero Marine Terminal as well as Terminals 2 and 3. There are nine other privately owned facilities along the Santa Fe Channel.
As required by the California Code of Regulations, terminal operators such as the Port of Richmond are required to submit a terminal plan that discusses how the terminal will comply with the requirements for ocean -going vessels to reduce oxides of nitrogen (NOx), reactive organic gases (ROG), particulate matter (PM), diesel particulate matter (DPM), and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ocean-going vessels while docked at berth.
The Port is working to implement a shore power system at the Point Potrero Marin Terminal and Terminal 2.
However, it is also reviewing various emissions capture devices such as those provided by STAX Engineering.
Figure 1. The Port of Richmond as described in the
BCDC Sea Port Plan.
Port of Richmond
2 POINT POTRERO MARINE TERMINAL
Point Potrero Marine Terminal (PPMT) is the former Historic Shipyard Number 3 developed to construct Liberty and
Victory Ships during World War II. The facility is located at the end of Canal Boulevard as shown in Figure 1. Its current configuration is similar to as constructed for the war effort as the graving basins, wharf, and several buildings still exist .
PPMT has several tenants with most of the site occupied by Auto Warehousing Company (AWC).
AWC imports automobiles from Japan and China using the berth also known as piers 7 and 8 fronting the Harbor
Channel. Based upon data from AWC, they received the
following total number of ships over the last five years:
Year Total Number of
Vessels
2018 100
2019 92
2020 68
2021 52
2022 54
2023 73
The geographic location of the berth is at 37°54'26.76"N and 122°21'50.65"W.
The remaining tenants of the PPMT are marine construction and towing and do not export or import cargo.
The Port is working to implement emissions controls as required by January 1, 2025, for roll -on/roll-off (RORO) vessels. This regulation requires that all ships at berth connect to shore based electrical equipment to power a vessel’s systems rather than operate onboard fossil fuel powered electrical generators. The IEC/IEEE CDV 80005 -1 describes the high-voltage shore connection (HVSC) systems that are both onboard the ship and on shore, which supplies loads up to 6.5 million volt-amperes (MVA) at 11 thousand volts (kV).
The Port’s concept plan to provide shore power service is shown in Figure 2. This will include a dedicated cable management system to connect the vessel to shore power as shown in Figure 3 . AWC will reimburse the Port for the electricity used consistent with its current tariff.
Typical vessel that calls on PPMT about 1 to 2
times each week. Pictured here is the Dionne
Leader, which is almost 700 feet in length.
3 Figure 3. Proposed able management system.
Figure 2. Proposed shore power connection at PPMT.
4 To support funding of the improvements, in late July 2022, the Port received $1,003,250.00 in funding from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) from the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Fund Zero Emission Freight and Marine Program Grant Agreem ent. In late 2022 and 2023, the Port issued two requests for proposals to complete the work. No vendors submitted. The Port contacted several vendors and found little interest in the project due to lack of available
shore power equipment.
Consistent with the City’s
procurement policy, the Port
contacted Rosendin Electric to
review options and develop a
proposal to complete the work.
In February 2024, the City
Council approved a contract with
Rosendin Electric to finalize the
design of the system and begin
construction if the Port could
acquire additional funding.
While coordinating with
Rosendin Electric, the Port
contacted Pacific Gas and Electric
(PG&E) to understand upgrades
required to support the shore
power system. The Port learned
that to support the project, PG&E
would need to make major
upgrades to conductors and
electrical equipment between
the Point Potrero Marine
Terminal and its substation along
Cutting Boulevard as shown in
Figure 4. The Port is currently
working with PG&E to refine the work and budget required to complete the upgrade to electrical service.
Figure 4. Proposed shore power connection at PPMT.
5 The Port has determined the budget to complete the shore power installation is about $7.1 million. Currently, there is a $6 million deficit to complete the work. The overall budget includes the following elements:
Item Budget Performed by
Final Engineering $120,000 Rosendin
Permits $10,000 Richmond
Shore Power Construction $2,149,197 Rosendin
Cable Management Equipment $1,051,550 Rosendin
Electrical transmission upgrade $3,500,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Contingency $269,253
Total $7,100,000
Assuming the Port can secure additional funding, it expects the shore power installation to be completed as follows:
Task Task Complete Notes
Detailed Design May 2024 Currently under contract
PG&E Coordination September 2024 Working to finalize contract Material Procurement and Construction February 2025 Budget available to begin acquiring materials but not complete construction.
PG&E Construction December 2025 Subject to PG&E
System Operational February 2026 Allow 2 months of testing
The Port is responsible for installing electrical equipment. AWC will operate and maintain the electrical equipment installed by the Port at PPMT.
6 TERMINAL 2
Terminal 2 is generally shown in Figure 1 and is located to the north of Terminal 3 on the east side of the Harbor Channel. The geographic location is 37°54'56.90"N
122°21'42.65"W. The berth length is about 650 feet.
The Port has leased this terminal to AAK (formerly
California Oils) since the 1990s. The key infrastructure is the berth that allows vessels to discharge liquid bulk cargo.
In the case of AAK, this is vegetable oil, which occurs about once per month. I
In general, one vessel per month calls Terminal 2 and stays at berth for a period of about one day. The following is a summary of vessels arriving at the terminal over the last several years.
Year Total Number of
Vessels
Quantity
Metric Tons
2018 12 84,437
2019 11 66,196
2020 12 80,220
2021 12 81,236
2022 16 88,800
2023 14 66,550
While we are working with AAK to determine the electrical load required by their vessels, we believe it to be about 2,000 KW of electrical power at berth to maintain the ship’s operations. The Port plans to construct a shore power service similar to the system shown in Figure 2. However, this system is more complex than PPMT as there is limited electrical infrastructure at the berth. The ultimate installation will include conductors that plug into the vessel and connect to the Port’s electrical system. The AAK will reimburse the Port for the electricity used consistent with it s current tariff.
Once funding is identified, the Port anticipates implementing the project over a two- year period that includes the following elements:
Item Duration
Detailed Design 3 months
PG&E Coordination 12 months
Bidding and Council Approval 2 months
Procurement of Materials and Construction 12 months
Typical vegetable oil vessel (Azalea Galaxy) that calls Terminal 2.
7 The Port is responsible for installing t he electrical equipment. A AK will operate and maintain the electrical equipment installed by the Port at Terminal 2.
TERMINAL 3
Terminal 3 is generally shown in Figure 1 and is located along Harbour Way South on the east side of the Harbor Channel. The geographic location of the facility is 37°54'47.55"N 122°21'41.49"W.
The total area is approximately 15 acres. There is an existing concrete wharf that is 1,000 linear feet in length and generally serves lay berthing of vessels.
The existing terminal has the capacity for shore power at 480V/400A services. The Port has leased this facility to Terminal 3 Partners who are responsible for management of vessels at the site. Vessels typically dock at the facility for periods of up to two weeks.
Terminal 3 Partners is responsible for installing and operating the electrical equipment at Terminal 3.
Terminal 3 had 480V/400A shore power
available for docked vessels.
The Port of Richmond’s Terminal 3 looking toward the west.