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.
Donetsk People’s Republic says it will use Port of Mariupol to export grain
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Denis Pushilin, president of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), has commented that...
TOC Europe starts today in Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – TOC Europe will open its doors in Rotterdam today. The event is the AGM for port and cargo supply...
Presentation of the ELECTRIPORT project in Poseidonia 2022.
The Port Authority of Heraklion participates in the leading shipping exhibition Poseidonia 2022 with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis opening the...
ABB to lead project for largest shore-to-ship solution in Port of Toulon
Toulon, France, (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Swiss company ABB is to lead a consortium to set up a turnkey project for shore-to-ship power...
Comment by Ukraine government regarding the blockade of Ukrainian seaports by Russia
After attacking Ukraine, Russia has blocked Ukrainian seaports. The Russian army has mined areas of the sea, and is constantly trying to break through the...
Port of Genoa awards dock electrification contract
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – The Nidec Asi consortium has been awarded a contract to design and implement the electrification project of...
Suez Canal sets traffic record in April
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – In April 2022, the Suez Canal earned revenue of $629 million (+13.6%) and moved total net tonnages of 114.5...
Poor railway infrastructure hampers Constanța efforts to replace war blocked Ukrainian ports
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) April 11, 2022 – Romania’s largest Black Sea port of Constanta, which is also the nearest port to war-torn...
Opentop, the Innovation HUB of Valenciaport, is launched in a major event
Opentop is an initiative, led by Fundación Valenciaport, which seeks to become a global benchmark in open innovation in the port logistics sector, fostering...
Port of Messina launches new eco-vessel
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – Today, at the port of Messina, in the presence of the Minister of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility,...
Greek ministries discuss “cold ironing” for docked ships
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2022 – The Greek Ministries of Environment and Energy, Shipping and Island Policy and the Energy Regulatory...
Port of Málaga handled 4.4 million tons of cargo in 2021, up +62.8%
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – The Port of Málaga handled 4.4 million tons of cargo in 2021, up +62.8% compared to 2020. It is also...
GPH to transform the cruise experience in Tarragona with a new sustainable terminal
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (LON: GPH) has been awarded a 12-year concession, with a 6-year extension...
Enel X and Grimaldi join forces for the sustainability of ships in port
The Enel Group’s global business line and the Neapolitan group’s maritime transport and logistics company sign a memorandum of understanding for...
Electrification of the docks of the Port of València is closer to completion
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The Port of València is getting closer to electrifying its docks so that ships at dock twill produce...
LNG terminal and U.S. naval base boost Port of Alexandroupolis status
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The final investment decision (FID) for the FSRU (floating storage regasification unit) in the...
Port of Barcelona to tender the pilot project for electricity supply at the Hutchinson Ports BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona is to tender the pilot project for the electricity supply of the container ships...