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Baltic Ports Sign MoU for Shore Power Cooperation
Ports of Stockholm Friday announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Tallinn, the Port of Helsinki, and the Port of Turku, which will see the four ports implement a common approach to onshore power supply for vessels.
The signing took place on Friday in Helsinki at the Baltic Ports Organisation’s (BPO) Conference session IV, an event titled "Baltic Sea as a model region for clean ports and shipping."
As Ship & Bunker has previously reported, through the agreement, the ports will provide new built connections with a voltage of 11 kV and a frequency of 50 Hz, work together to encourage other ports and shipping companies to adopt onshore power supply standards, and continue to efforts to minimise negative environmental impacts of port operations and shipping in the Baltic Sea region.
"The European Union has recognised these environmental issues and has implemented the directive for alternative fuel infrastructure (DAFI, September 2015) which will make shore connections in TEN-T ports mandatory under certain circumstances by 2025 at the latest," explained Ports of Stockholm.
In April, Ship & Bunker reported that BPO had received approval from the EU's Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) Seed Money Facility, as well as a €46,140 ($52,547) grant from the EU, for its Green InfraPort project, set to see the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering infrastructure and scrubber waste reception facilities at Baltic ports.
