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.
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) nominates 39 projects for finance from the European Recovery Fund
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) September 2, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Green light for electrification of Savona and Genoa port docks
A conference (La Conferenza unificata Strato-Regioni-città) has given the green light to the decree of the Minister of Infrastructure, Paola De Micheli,...
Approval of two “green” EU proposals for the financing of the ports of Igoumenitsa, Rafina and Piraeus
Projects aimed at promoting short-haul shipping, ensuring the compatibility of the country’s port infrastructure for the introduction of the ability to...
EU funds to finance two Barcelona port projects
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – The two projects EALING-European flagship Action for coLd ironING in ports and LNGHIVE2 Barcelonaan...
EU support for electrification the terminals at Valencia port
The Committee for the Connecting Europe Mechanism or the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) Committee of the European Commission has approved the granting of aid...
EU’s CEF programme to fund two Trieste port projects
RTTrieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 20, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port...
Three Slovenian transport projects to receive European Union funding
The European Commission will financially support three Slovenian projects in the total amount of €11.13 million European grants with the Connecting Europe...
DocksTheFuture: the Network of Excellence towards the port of tomorrow
Press Release – DocksTheFuture: the Network of Excellence towards the port of tomorrow – Genoa, 9th July 2020 DocksTheFuture, the European...
Bilbao port to present advantages as home port and supply of gas as fuel at Seatrade Cruise
September 11, 2019 The competitive advantages of strengthening its position as a home port, and its offer for vessels using gas as fuel will centre Autoridad...
Genoa port develops port-ship electricity supply
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Genoa post has hosted a conference “The electrification of the docks of the ports of the Western Ligurian...
Spain’s La Gomera port launches portside electricity supply project
La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Spain’s La Gomera port has started a project for the installation of electricity...
Carnival Corporation opens Helix cruise center at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Carnival Corporation & plc has opened its second cruise terminal at the port of Barcelona with an...
Koper port hosts Elemed project meeting
Koper, Slovenia, January 30, 2018 On January 29, 2018, the Port of Koper hosted a conference on the establishment of alternative fuels infrastructure and on...
Balearic Islands port authority to launch pilot electric communication project
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) plans to promote in 2018 a pilot...
Elemed holds Limassol event – “electrification as the key to sustainable port & shipping operations”
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) October 8, 2017 – The elemed project has held a meeting in Limassol to discuss the use of electricity in marine...
French Minister of Transport visited Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – The port of Marseille aims to play a major role in the world maritime competition, said Élisabeth...