Stena Line has signed a contract with Yara Marine Technologies to install Yara’s shore power solution onboard four ferries. When connected to the local power grid at the port, the turnkey solution will allow these vessels to eliminate emissions and noise that would otherwise have been produced by the vessels’ engines. The installations are scheduled...
The Danish Port of Aarhus has chosen Shore Link’s CMS Cruiser to provide shore power for the cruise port. Danish integrator PowerCon has been chosen as the turnkey supplier of the new shore power system. CMS Cruiser (a cable management system) connects cruise vessels to shore power in a port with limited space, such as...
Energy storage systems (ESS) supplier Cavotec has been awarded shore power connection orders for container ships being built in China. The combined value of the orders is approximately EUR 4.5M. Cavotec will supply PowerAmpReel shore power connection systems for a number of 13,000-TEU and 7,000-TEU newbuild container ships owned by Chartworld and EPS, respectively. The...
The UK’s Maritime Minister Robert Courts will accelerate the UK’s ambitions to deliver a greener, more sustainable future for the shipping industry with plans to explore the roll out of emissions-cutting shore power at UK ports. Shore power will be vital to decarbonising the maritime sector and improving air quality for local communities. Currently, berthed...
Norwegian company Havnekraft will establish a new high-voltage shore power system for cruise ships in Haugesund, Norway. The facility will also be prepared for other vessels visiting the port outside the cruise season, providing a highly flexible solution for the port and visiting vessels. Planned delivery of the facility is the end of 2022. PSW...
UK automation solutions provider and systems integrator iconsys has launched a new shore-to-ship power solution, named iconvert. iconvert is a fully integrated product that offers unlimited flexibility of voltage and frequency. It can be equipped with batteries to form a microgrid, limiting demand on the grid. iconvert provides fully flexible vessel connectivity solutions and is...
Tallink shuttle vessel Megastar is to be fitted with ABB’s shore connection solution, enabling it to plug into the local grid for quiet and emission-free overnight layovers in the Port of Tallinn. Fuelled by low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG), passenger and car ferry Megastar makes three return journeys between the Estonian and Finnish capitals per day,...
Cavotec has won a series of orders in the second quarter with a total value of EUR 5M to equip some of the largest newbuild container ships with ShorePower systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This EUR 5M is in addition to EUR 3M in orders already secured in the first quarter. Cavotec will supply...
Cavotec has been awarded a contract by Nidec ASI as part of their EUR 12 million deal to provide ShorePower to five cruise liner berths at Malta’s Valletta Grand Harbour. The project is part of a major EU funded initiative by Infrastructure Malta to electrify the entire harbour and reduce harmful portside ship emissions by...
The British Ports Association has issued a new report, “Reducing Emissions from Shipping in Ports: Examining the Barriers to Shore Power,” calling for the UK government to boost its support for shore power connections as a viable tool for meeting its net zero carbon emissions targets. The report suggests that this cannot be done without...
Three Corsica Linea ferries are using ABB’s shore power technology to cut emissions and noise pollution when berthed at the Port of Marseille, France. Instead of running diesel-fuelled auxiliary engines, Paglia Orba, Jean Nicoli and Pascal Paoli ferries will use electricity for power at berth. Each of the three vessels is being modified to feature...
AIDA Cruises, owned by Carnival Corporation, reports that as early as 2023, 94 per cent of all its guests will be sailing on ships that can be fully operated with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG) or, in port, with green shore power. The company is also planning on trialling fuel cells and batteries to achieve...