COSCO SHIPPING Builds Zero-Carbon Port Logistics Hub with Electric Truck Battery Swapping in Xiamen

COSCO Shipping Investment (Xiamen) Supply Chain Development has commissioned a green energy charging and battery-swapping project at Xiamen Haicang Lingang International Logistics Park in China’s Fujian province, creating a zero-carbon logistics hub designed to support electric heavy-duty trucks serving port container operations.

Backed by an investment of approximately 33 million yuan (US$4.86 million), the project integrates solar power generation, energy storage, EV charging and battery swapping to decarbonise port logistics while improving operational efficiency.

Five-Minute Battery Swaps for Port Trucks

The facility has been designed around the demanding operating cycles of container transport, enabling heavy-duty electric trucks to replace depleted 400 kWh battery packs with fully charged units in less than five minutes.

The integrated infrastructure includes:

• Three battery-swapping stations
• 22 charging points
• 12.8 MW of total charging and swapping capacity
• Annual service capability of 30 million kWh

The charging stations can accommodate 50-60 trucks per day, while the swapping stations are capable of serving 100-150 vehicles daily.

An initial fleet of 130 electric heavy-duty trucks has already been deployed for container transport, consuming approximately 20 million kWh of electricity annually.

Solar Power Supports Zero-Carbon Operations

To ensure the vehicles operate on renewable electricity, the project incorporates a 50,000-square-metre rooftop solar installation with a planned capacity of 8.4 MW.

Once fully operational, the photovoltaic system is expected to generate 10.08 million kWh of clean electricity annually.

The first phase, covering 39,000 square metres of warehouse rooftops, has already been connected to the grid and currently produces around 6.5 million kWh of renewable electricity each year.

The combination of solar generation, battery storage, charging infrastructure and battery swapping helps stabilise electricity demand across the port while ensuring uninterrupted logistics operations despite fluctuating power loads.

Lower Emissions and Operating Costs

According to COSCO Shipping Investment, the charging and swapping base has consumed approximately 1.94 million kWh of clean electricity since entering operation in October, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by around 1,090 tonnes.

The company also estimates that replacing diesel-powered trucks with battery-electric vehicles can reduce logistics companies’ energy costs by more than 10%, based on current diesel prices.

Largest Green Energy Demonstration Base

The project builds on existing green warehousing infrastructure to create what COSCO Shipping describes as the largest integrated green energy production, storage and consumption demonstration base within China’s maritime port sector.

By combining renewable power generation with rapid battery swapping, the project demonstrates how ports can decarbonise heavy-duty freight transport without compromising operational efficiency.