Rotterdam to build large-scale shore power project

Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP) has selected Swiss technology firm ABB to design and build shore power infrastructure for the Port of Rotterdam.

IMAGE: The Europoort area in the Port of Rotterdam. Getty Images

RSP is a joint venture between the port authority and Dutch energy company Eneco.

The combined installations are expected to form the world’s largest shore power system by total capacity, exceeding 100 megavolt-amperes (MVA), according to ABB.

Operations are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2028, with power supplied across three deep-sea container terminals: APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, Hutchison Ports ECT Delta, and Hutchison Ports ECT Euromax.

With 35 connection points across the terminals, the system will be capable of supplying electricity to up to 32 container ships simultaneously during cargo operations.

The project will also support compliance with the FuelEU Maritime Regulation, which mandates that all container and passenger ships above 5,000 gross tonnage use shore power or equivalent zero-emission technology at EU ports from 1 January 2030.

“We can help make shore power available to all vessels calling at the APMT and ECT terminals at the Port of Rotterdam, reducing carbon dioxide emissions substantially as a result,” said Ina Barge and Tiemo Arkesteijn, RSP’s chief executive officers.

By Tuhin Roy

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