The Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS has reached an agreement with the Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) for the establishment of a shore power facility in Copenhagen. The designing and planning works of the facility are already in progress and construction is expected to start in 2020.
Due to this joint effort, the Crown Seaways and Pearl Seaways ships, as well as the DFDS vessels will be able to be connected to shore power and be able to receive electricity from land from next year.
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In fact, the shore power facility can help in potentially reducing emissions of air contaminated particles such as NOx, SOx and particulate matter, adhering to the aspirations of both the CMP and the DFDS to actively contribute to a greener Copenhagen.
The CEO of Copenhagen Malmö Port AB, Barbara Scheel Agersnap further commented that
together with DFDS, we have found a solution, which will result in emissions in central Copenhagen being significantly decreased when the ferries dock at the quay.
On his side, Torben Carlsen, CEO at DFDS stated that “we are very pleased that it will now be possible to connect the vessels to a shore power facility in Copenhagen for the benefit of our neighbours in the city and the climate. We look forward to working with Copenhagen Malmö Port and the City of Copenhagen so that we can secure the ferry service between the two capitals in the future.”
Similar to Copenhagen’s project, the port of Marseille has already set plans to spend €20 million over the next six years to extend shore power connections for berthed vessels to every ferry, cruise ship and repair quay within the Marseille eastern harbour, in line with its green goals.