Questions over customer uptake and commercial viability – not capital investment – will continue to be the main obstacles to a greater rollout of shore power technology, says Associated British Ports (ABP) Commercial Manager, Iain Barnett. Speaking at the Coastlink conference in Hull last week, Barnett highlighted ABP’s $2 billion ‘ready for tomorrow’ sustainability strategy to achieve net zero by 2040, noting that shore power ‘is an ambition for us.’ As previously reported, in 2022, ABP’s Port of Southampton became the first commercial port in the UK to provide shore power services. In addition, in 2023, the port operator signed a Memorandum […]

A new report from the NGO Pacific Environment has called for South Korea’s ports to be ‘reimagined as renewable energy hubs by using unused renewable energy for port and ocean shipping electrification’. In a statement sent to ship.energy today (7 May), Pacific Environment said that: ‘When port electrification is designed based on renewable energy, ports can function as core nodes for energy transition beyond being logistics hubs.’ However, the NGO also pointed out that the ‘supply pathways needed to support this growth’ remain ‘undefined’, which creates a ‘potential planning gap’ for large-scale electrification. Consequently, Pacific Environment Shipping and Ports Associate […]

Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda has begun testing new cold ironing facilities. The onshore power supply (OPS) equipment has been installed and is now being tested at the Central Klaipėda Terminal and Klaipėda Container Terminal. The latter will operate one unit capable of supplying electricity to vessels, while the Central Klaipėda Terminal will have three. All units will serve ferries operating on international routes and transporting both passengers and cargo vehicles. At the same time, up to four vessels will be able to connect to the system, switch off their engines while at berth, and use electricity supplied from shore. ‘The Port […]