Tag: Kiel

Port of Kiel has commissioned Siemens AG with the construction of two additional SIHARBOR shore power plants at Kiel’s Ostuferhafen. The construction project with a total investment value of approximately €17 million comprises a 50/60 Hz shore power plant for cruise ships and ferries and a 50 Hz shore power plant for ferries.

The Port of Kiel announced the installation of a new shore power plant for cruise ships at Ostuferhafen. Work on the power plant will begin this autumn.

The Port of Kiel has set the goal of reducing all of its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to zero by 2030. The path to climate neutrality is described in a three-step plan.

The Port of Kiel commissioned Siemens Smart Infrastructure to implement a cloud-based power monitoring solution for its shore power system.

Kiel launched a new shore power facility on December 9. The facility provides 100% green electricity, thus also avoiding NOX-, SOX- and particle emissions during port stay.

The Port of Kiel commissioned Siemens to build Germany’s largest shore power system to date. With a power of 16 megavolt amperes (MVA), the Siharbor solution will supply two ships at the same time with certified eco-power, for the first time.

Port of Kiel continues to pursue its growth course in passenger traffic posting a 4.2% increase with 2.2 million travellers. At the same time, the port’s cargo sector was unable to match the top results of the reference period. The handling performance fell by 3.5% to 7.15 tons of cargo in 2018. 

The cruise ship "AIDAprima" marked the ending of the cruise season for Port of Kiel in 2019, with the port having 32 vessels calling this season on 174 separate occasions, in comparison to 2018's 169, with an overall tonnage of 15 million GT.

Around 50 activists, with banners reading 'Cruises kill climate', delayed the Holland America Line-operated 'Zuiderdam', from departing the North Sea port of Kiel, on June 9. The ship managed to leave the port after six hours, heading to Copenhagen, as the police temporarily detained 46 activists, some of whom climbed onto the ship and onto a harbourside crane.

The German Port of Kiel officially inaugurated its first shore-based power supply plant for ships at the Norwegenkai terminal, on 9 May. With immediate effect, the Color Line’s big cruise-ferries can now be supplied with emission-free electric power from on shore.