Hamburg Port Authority has commissioned Siemens to build the Port of Hamburg’s first shore-based power units for containerships.
From 2023 these units will supply green power to containerships during their lay time at the Burchardkai and Tollerort terminals.
Terminals will each be equipped on the quay wall with a consumption point from the public supply network, a transformer substation as well as the respective vessel connection systems.
The project is funded by the administrative agreement for the construction of shore power units that came into force in November 2020. This provided for the Federal government to make subsidies available until 2023 for the construction of shore-based power units in sea- and inland ports.
By extending shore power supply to container shipping, we are taking a significant step towards decarbonizing the Port of Hamburg and thereby contributing to sustainably improving the city’s atmospheric quality
says Jens Meier, CEO of HPA, adding that the use of shore power by seagoing vessels during laytime in the Port of Hamburg “is of immense importance, particularly in respect of NOx, or nitrogen oxide.”
