Shore-based power units for Hamburg receive state government approval

Hamburg’s state government has approved a large-scale expansion of shore-based power supply at the Port of Hamburg to help facilitate a shift from shipboard diesel power supply to ecological electric power during lay times.

The port aims to be the first in Europe to offer shore-based power supply for both cruise liners and mega-containerships from 2022 with a total of eight connection points for containerships located at Burchardkai, Europakai and Predöhlkai.

Hamburg first mayor Peter Tschentscher said: “Expansion of shore-based power supply units in the port represents a significant and tangible step towards greater climate and environmental protection in Hamburg.