From 2026, zero-emission ships sailing in and out of the Port of Oslo will be exempt from quay fees. In a statement issued yesterday (17 November), the Norwegian port said that ships that use shore power and achieve a high environmental score will earn additional discounts while ships that do not adopt green solutions will pay more. ‘Choosing zero-emission solutions should pay off,’ said Port Director Ingvar M. Mathisen. ‘Oslo Port has invested heavily in green measures such as shore power and rewards those who take environmental responsibility.’ The port is introducing the measures in a bid to meet the […]

Projects to deploy onshore power supply and build ammonia bunkering infrastructure in European ports are among 70 initiatives that were selected for EU grants announced today (17 November). The 70 projects were selected under the second cut-off of the 2024-2025 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF), which closed in June this year. They include projects to build or expand onshore power supply (OPS) capacity in the ports of Zeebrugge (Belgium), Hamburg (Germany), Aarhus and Aalborg (Denmark), Tallinn (Estonia), Tarragona (Spain), HaminaKotka (Finland), Bordeaux, HAROPA and Saint-Malo (France), Ancona (Italy), Rotterdam (Netherlands), and Constanta (Romania). Those OPS projects were each granted between €1.4 […]

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has unveiled a Master Plan for the redevelopment and modernisation of the Manhattan Cruise Terminal (MCT). In a statement issued last week, NYCEDC said the Plan, which follows a 12-month community engagement process, ‘introduces a fully electrified port with shore power infrastructure and integration with the surrounding Hudson River Park and neighbouring community.’ It also addresses ‘critical infrastructure challenges’, including the replacement of 90-year-old piers and facilities. The upgrades, said NYCEDC, will accommodate current and future cruise ships while ‘significantly reducing emissions and enhancing local air quality’. NYCEDC President & CEO, Andrew Kimball, […]