Rotterdam World Gateway to equip quayside with shore-based power

Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) container terminal has decided to equip its quayside with shore-based power for all vessels, eliminating the production of particulates, nitrogen and CO2 when ships are at berth, with the first facilities expected from 2026 onwards. 

The investment will aim to reduce noise pollution and puts RWG ahead of European regulation which stipulates that all container, passenger and cruise ships larger than 5,000 gross tonnes in European ports must use shore-based power by 2030. 

RWG, which is already fully automated and CO2 neutral, will design, finance and build the shore-based power systems itself.