First hybrid tanker arrives in Port of Gothenburg

The Port of Gothenburg has welcomed the arrival of Swedish tanker operator Terntank's new hybrid tanker and claims to be the first port connecting a tanker to shore power.

PHOTO: Tern Island arriving in the Port of Gothenburg last week. Terntank

Tern Island, a 16,500 cbm hybrid tanker built by the Chinese Jingling Shipyard, can run on liquified biogas (LBG), LNG and electric power.

The hybrid electric system includes a battery pack, on-shore power supply, and a DC-Link system that claims to reduce auxiliary energy consumption during port operations by almost 99%, says Terntank.

The shore power supply is being jointly developed by Terntank and Port of Gothenburg, which claims to be the first port in the world that connects tankers to electricity.

Once the shore power project is complete it can reduce carbon emission from vessels in Port of Gothenburg by 1,800 mt per year, Terntank says.

Tern Island is the first in two 15,000 dwt vessels ordered from Jingling Shipyard. They are set to be operated by Finish North European Oil Trade (NEOT) in the Baltic Sea region.