{"id":5894,"date":"2025-11-27T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2025\/11\/27\/shoring-up-tug-charging-infrastructure-in-port\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:19:46","slug":"shoring-up-tug-charging-infrastructure-in-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/projects-initiatives-greenport\/shoring-up-tug-charging-infrastructure-in-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoring up tug charging infrastructure in port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The agreement covers up to 20 sites and supports Svitzer\u2019s global decarbonisation strategy as the towage operator expands hybrid and fully electric capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Each installation, ranging from 0.5MW to 10MW, will form part of future-proof port infrastructure designed to cut emissions and modernise harbour operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to be supporting Svitzer as they lead the way in sustainable towage operations,\u201d said&nbsp;Miles Cole, head of origination at Net Zero Marine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur role is to make it easy for forward-thinking marine operators to access the shore power infrastructure they need, quickly, flexibly, and without the up-front cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tailored requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under the deal, Net Zero Marine will finance, design, install and operate end-to-end clean energy systems tailored to the needs of towage operations.<\/p>\n<p>The shore power systems will support charging for hybrid and fully electric tugs, integrate renewable energy and provide scalable capacity as vessel power demands grow.<\/p>\n<p>Smart monitoring technologies will optimise energy use and help ports reduce emissions during harbour operations.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a partnership provides a blueprint for commercially viable decarbonisation, demonstrating how collaboration between vessel operators and infrastructure specialists can accelerate the maritime energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>The two organisations have already begun feasibility and engineering studies at priority locations, with further rollout planned between 2024 and 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Svitzer has partnered with Net Zero Marine to accelerate shore power and charging infrastructure across European ports, advancing marine electrification and cleaner towing operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,8],"tags":[637,539,2382,362,179,48,2381,1902],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-technology-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-port-electrification","tag-port-infrastructure","tag-port-services","tag-port-vessels","tag-shore-power","tag-shorepower-electrification","tag-towing","tag-vessel-electrification"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5896,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5894\/revisions\/5896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5894"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}