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.
Iberdrola to introduce “cold ironing” in Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Spanish multinational electric utility company Ibedrola plans to introduce onshore power supply (OPS,...
AdSP del Mare Di Sardegna, 3-year operational plan approved
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The management committee of the Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP...
Dock electrification planned for ports in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – The port authority for Sardinia has awarded a contract to install dock electrification in...
Iberdrola to install cold ironing at port of Pasaia
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 Iberdrola will install an onshore power supply (OPS) charging point system at the Spanish Basque port of Pasaia....
MSC World Europa uses dockside power supply in Valletta
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – MSC Cruises’ MSC World Europa ship has successfully used shore-supplied power (OPS –...
Ship Electrification at the Port of Piraeus – Prospects & Challenges
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – A conference, titled “Ship Electrification at the Port of Piraeus – Prospects and...
The Tecuni company to start dock electrification at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Tecuni S.A.U. has been awarded the contract for the first phase of dock electrification at the Port of...
Malta’s Valletta Cruise Port inaugurates “cold ironing”
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – Valletta Cruise Port has inaugurated “cold ironing” with electricity supplied to a docked...
Ports of Augusta and Catania to start dock electrification projects
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – Two large dock electrification projects for the ports of Augusta and Catania were awarded by...
Working paper challenges EU emissions regulations for ports
Washington, USA (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – The Washington-based International Council on Clean Transportation, a multinational non-profit public...
Port of Genoa starts dock electrification work
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – The Port of Genoa has reported that construction work has started on dock electrification of the passenger...
Port of Bilbao receives three bids for cold ironing tender
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – The Port of Bilbao has received three bids for a tender to install four electrical connection points at...
Port of Burgas to renovate its communist era Ro-Ro berth
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – BGN 6.4 million (3.27 million euro) will be invested by Bulgaria’s state-owned Port Infrastructure for...
Port of Leixões to modernize its railway terminal and mobile bridge
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – The port of Leixões is to spend 38 million euros to modernize its railway terminal and mobile...
Port of Venice issues dock electrification tender
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – The Port of Venice has issued a €65 million tender for electrification of the docks of the Fusina...
HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort tests cold ironing
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has successfully tested a shore-side power station at the...
Port of Constanta plans “cold ironing” implementation
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) October 4, 2023 – The Port of Constanta has provided an update on its cold ironing plans. Port operator, National...
Port of Ancona issues dock electrification tender
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – The Port of Ancona has issued a dock electrification tender for the six piers used by ferries. The...
Port of Livorno publishes tender for cold ironing project
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno has published a tender for the design and construction of the cold...
Port of Leixões to invest in Onshore Power Supply
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The Port of Leixões (ADPL) is looking to invest in OPS (Onshore Power Supply) to supply electricity...