Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola España has announced the completion of a project to install onshore power supply (OPS) infrastructure at the Port of Pasaia in northern Spain. The connection point installed at the Kaputxinos pier in the Guipúzcoa port will serve the hybrid Ro-Ro vessels operated by the shipping company United European Car Carriers (UECC), which transport wheeled vehicles and constitute one of the port’s main traffic streams. ‘Having this infrastructure in place will make it possible to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality in the port area,’ said Izaskun Goñi, president of the Pasaia Port […]

Onshore power supply (OPS) facilities are among several projects included in a new Masterplan that sets out £1.3 billion of planned investment aimed at securing Belfast Harbour for future generations. Unveiled yesterday (18 May), the the Belfast Harbour 2025–2050 Masterplan: Horizons of Opportunity sets out how the Trust Port will expand and adapt to meet rising demand for trade. Belfast Harbour highlighted that external forecasts prepared by port master planning experts Haskoning indicate that trade volumes through Belfast Harbour could increase from around 24 million tonnes today to over 30 million tonnes by 2050 under steady growth, and to between 40 million and 50 million tonnes […]

Aqua superPower has formed a new partnership with Tidal Transit to deliver electric crew transfer vessel (E-CTV) projects for ports and harbours that are looking to provide electrified, zero-emissions support  for offshore infrastructure, including wind farms. In a statement published today (19 May), the companies said that Tidal Transit will build and operate E-CTV vessels and manage the installation of offshore charging infrastructure, while Aqua superPower will design, build, operate, and maintain the shore-side charging infrastructure located in the vessel’s origin port. Tidal Transit is an established provider of electric offshore support vessels through its e-Ginny programme. Matt Holland, Chief […]