CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

GREEN DEAL FUNDING APPLICATION

6 years ago

A joint application for EU funding designed to facilitate assisting ports to become sustainable multimodal nodes has been submitted by the ports of Stockholm, Belfast, Lubeck and Gent.

The application covers a variety of planned work including realising scaling up existing onshore power electricity connection capabilities so as to be able to charge heavier road vehicles and to provide large scale battery charging facilities for Ro-Pax vessels.

Stena Line is also participating in the application and Niclas Martensson, CEO, Stena Line and member of the Government Offices of Sweden’s Electrification Commission commented on the project: “Electrification is an important part of our journey to achieving fossil fuel-free shipping and we are already operating services with a hybrid ship.”

He further notes Stena has plans to introduce an entirely battery powered ferry by 2030 at the latest and that the port green initiatives complement these plans. The application also covers the testing of emission free equipment within port areas, a study and trial of autonomous passenger boats and last mile delivery services plus charging facilities for smaller passenger vessels.