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OOCL Taipei Becomes First Vessel to Utilise Shore Power at Port of Shenzen Terminal
Port of Shenzen's DaChan Bay Terminals has announced that OOCL Taipei has become the first vessel to utilise shore power at the terminal.
The vessel is said to have successfully plugged into DaChan Bay Terminals' shore power system on January 22.
The development is said to mark a milestone in the terminal's efforts toward building a green port.
"DaChan Bay Terminals started the shore power system project in response to Shenzhen municipal government's Five-Year-Plan of Building Low-carbon Green Port in Shenzhen," said DaChan Bay Terminals.
"With the shore power system, air quality can be improved with vessels switching off its auxiliary engine which will reduce the carbon emission. At the same time, the working environment in the vessel engine room can be largely improved during maintenance with noise reduction."
In July, China's Ministry of Transport requested applicable authorities make necessary preparations after it announced that seven terminals in the country, including Shenzhen's Yantian international container terminal 3, had been selected for the trial implementation of shore power for ships.
