TEC Container delivers shore power to Port of Palma

Spanish container maker TEC Container has installed a shore power system at the Port of Palma in Mallorca.

PHOTO: Port of Palma’s shore power facility. TEC Container

Eleanor Roosevelt, an LNG-fuelled ro-ro ferry owned by Spanish shipping company Balearia, plugged into the shore power system while it was berthed at the Spanish port for eight hours, TEC Container says.

The port’s shore power facility has a maximum transmission capacity of 800 kilovolt-ampere (kVA).

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.

A host of ports have unveiled their plans to install or expand existing shore power facilities this year. These include Rotterdam’s plan to build a quay with 12 shore-powered tug berths in the Yangtze Canal, the US ports of Miami and Everglades’ plans to install shore power at their cruise terminals, and the English port of Portsmouth’s aim to offer shore power to cruise ships by 2026.

By Tuhin Roy

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