Swedish port of Gävle to provide shore power to tankers

Swiss engineering firm Cavotec has installed a shore power system in the Swedish port of Gävle to provide power connection to tankers.

PHOTO: Shore power system at the Port of Gävle. Terntank

The system was tested with Swedish shipping company Terntank-owned 15,000-dwt oil and chemical tanker, Tern Fors, earlier this year. The vessel was connected to the shore power system, but no electrical current was supplied. The operation marked “Europe’s first shore power connection of tanker vessel,” Cavotec claims.

Following the successful trial, the Port of Gävle and Terntank plan to utilise the system to connect Tern Fors to electrical current now.

This will “pave the way for tanker berth operators to reduce emissions and accelerate progress towards decarbonised maritime and energy supply chains,” Cavotec says.

Shore power or “cold ironing” has been gaining traction across port operators and ship operators globally to reduce emissions while a ship is berthed.

According to classification society DNV, there are currently 118 facilities across ports globally offering shore power to vessels, with 47 more planned and four under discussion.

By Tuhin Roy

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