Industry Briefing: EV Charging Infrastructure Expansion Signals Broader Shore Power Ambitions

## Maritime Industry Briefing ### EV Charging Platform Grows Certified Hardware Portfolio AmpUp Inc., a Santa Clara-based provider of electric vehicle charging management software, has expanded its California Type Evaluation Program (CTEP)-certified hardware portfolio to five original equipment manufacturer brands, with four additional integrations currently in active development, according to a PR Newswire release dated May 28, 2026. The hardware-agnostic platform now supports certified Level 2 chargers from Leviton, Zerova, Autel, StarCharge, and EVSE LLC — all validated under California's weights-and-measures compliance program, which governs billing accuracy for commercial EV charging installations. While AmpUp's announcement is primarily directed at commercial fleet and property operators, the development carries relevance for the maritime sector. Port authorities and terminal operators across North America are under increasing regulatory and investor pressure to electrify landside vehicle fleets, cargo-handling equipment, and drayage truck corridors. Certified, interoperable charging infrastructure is a foundational requirement for such transitions. California's ports — including the twin complexes at Los Angeles and Long Beach, which together handle roughly 40 percent of U.S. containerised imports — have committed to zero-emission cargo handling equipment targets, with drayage truck electrification forming a critical component of those plans. Scalable, certified charging management platforms are seen as an enabling technology for meeting those deadlines. The expansion of hardware-agnostic platforms such as AmpUp's also addresses a key concern among port planners: vendor lock-in. By supporting multiple OEM charger brands under a single software layer, operators gain flexibility to procure hardware competitively while maintaining centralised billing, monitoring, and compliance reporting. AmpUp did not disclose specific port or maritime terminal customers in the announcement, but the company's focus on CTEP certification positions its platform for deployment in regulated commercial environments where metered billing accuracy is a legal requirement. The broader electrification of port landside operations remains a capital-intensive and logistically complex undertaking. Industry observers note that the maturation of certified, scalable charging software platforms represents a necessary — if incremental — step toward the infrastructure buildout that zero-emission port commitments will ultimately require.