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Stena Line to Connect Vessels to Shore Power at Port of Trelleborg
Stena Line says it will now be connecting up its two vessels, M/S Skåne and M/S Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, to the electricity grid during calls at the Port of Trelleborg.
Stena Line's vessels in Trelleborg will be docked for more than two hours 10 out of 16 times per week, connecting to the shore power at these times.
The company hails the development as an important step in its sustainability strategy, of which, one of the focus areas is to reduce vessel emissions.
Currently, four of Stena Line's six ports in Sweden are connected to local electricity grids, while throughout Stena Line's route network, 17 percent of ports are connected.
"We are delighted to have completed yet another onshore power supply connection together with the Port of Trelleborg. Sustainability is one of the cornerstones of our strategy and this is an important contribution to our efforts by reducing emissions and cutting down on noise in port," said Stena Line's CEO Niclas Mårtensson.
"On many of our ferry routes our vessels call at locations close to cities and this makes it especially important to be able to shut off the engines when docked. Planning work is under way to enable us to connect vessels in more of our ports. The objective is for 25 percent of the ports we use to have an electrical connection by 2020 and 75 percent by 2030."
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