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Cold Ironing/Electrification

Cold ironing (shore connection, shore-to-ship power (SSP), onshore power supply (OPS) or alternative maritime power (AMP), is the process of providing dockside electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. Cold ironing allows emergency equipment, refrigeration, cooling, heating, lighting and other equipment to receive continuous electric power while the ship loads or unloads its cargo. This reduces gaseous emissions, noise and vibrations within ports, benefitting port workers and nearby residents. The EALING project (European flagship Action for coLd ironING in ports) is an EU project to electrify all port energy supply.

Valenciaport puts out to tender the electrical substation

València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2023 – Valenciaport has issued a tender for the construction of the first of the two electrical substations...

ESPO calls for public money for port cold ironing

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 7, 2023 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) supports the European Union’s AFIR and FuelEU programmes,...

Port of Huelva to receive €7.3 million in EU funds for multimodality & decarbonisation

Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Port of Huelva will receive €7.3 million in European Union (EU) funds to improve multimodality and...

MSC Cruises publishes dock electrification plan

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – MSC Cruises has published a dock electrification plan, which aims to reduce the output of toxic gaseous...

Europe’s air pollutants from cruise ships higher than pre-Covid – study

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – Clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment has published a study which says that toxic...

Port of Bilbao starts dock electrification

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – As part of its commitment to the environment, Bilbao Port Authority will start implementing its dock...

Dock electrification of the Port of Valencia begins

València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – The first dock electrification project, cold ironing, of the Port of València will be launched this June....

Port of Termoli signs contract for “cold ironing”

Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSPMAM) has signed a contract with company...

Port of Barcelona installs OPS at Hutchison Ports BEST terminal

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – Work to install the first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) for container ships has begun at the Hutchison Ports...

Port of Barcelona approves tender for the extension of Adossat quay

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved the launch of the tender to build the...

Port of Huelva will join the EU EALING cold ironing project

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – The Port of Huelva will join the European project called EALING (European flagship action for cold ironing...

Port of Gioia Tauro to receive state funds for dock electrification

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 17, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has agreed to provide funds for the electrification of a...

Port of La Spezia to electrify the Garibaldi Pier

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) April 6, 2023 – The Port of La Spezia has signed an agreement to electrify the Garibaldi Pier, a dock presently used by...

Port of Algeciras takes steps towards dock electrification

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras is taking two initiatives to develop dock side electrification...

Romania’s Constanta Port obtains financing for cold ironing

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) February 25, 2023 – The National Company Administratia Porturilor Maritime SA Constanta has obtained financing for a...

Port of Barcelona takes step towards dock electrification

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona will launch a tender to build an electrical substation that will become the main...

Largest shore power project in the world in the Port of Miami

Miami, USA (PortSEurope) February 19, 2022 – PowerCon has won the world’s largest shore power project for cruise ships. It was awarded the project in the...

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