Antwerp launches unique trial project with shore power for seagoing ships

At the Port of Antwerp, seagoing ships belonging to Independent Container Line (ICL) will now be able to use a shore-based electricity supply when they are lying at berth. As a consequence they will no longer have to run their polluting onboard engines to generate power. The environmental impact of this investment is direct, local and significant as regards among other things emissions of NOX, CO2 and particulates.