Swedish Port of Kapellskär, together with Finnish Port of Naantali, was granted EU funding to reduce, among other things, air pollutant emissions from shipping.
The summer of 2020, the EU decided to support eight Swedish infrastructure projects with grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Fund. Two of the projects are Ports of Stockholm initiatives to promote a stronger Stockholm region.
Moreover, the finding will augment the investments by Ports of Stockholm to meet service demands of customers and future needs.
One of the agreements concerns the decrease of emissions of air pollutants within the port areas of Port of Kapellskär and the Port of Naantali.
The project includes investments in facilities for the provision of onshore power for vessels at the quayside.
Connecting to onshore power significantly reduces the environmental impact of vessels in port, as the vessels can shut down their engines and operate instead using electricity from the local power grid.
The project to provide onshore power connections has also been awarded funding from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
In efforts to achieve operational efficiency, an auto-mooring capability will be installed. This will make operations at the quayside safer, more efficient and more competitive, as loading and unloading times will be reduced. A new passenger tower will also be built, to make embarkation and disembarkation easier for foot passengers.
