Hapag-Lloyd, the world's fifth-largest container shipping company, has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) to expand the use of Onshore Power Supply (OPS) across all terminals at the Port of Hamburg. Under the agreement, the company will connect its vessels to the available shore power infrastructure whenever operationally feasible, reinforcing its commitment to reducing emissions and integrating shore power into its fleet operations.
In recent weeks, the vessels “Al Muraykh” and “Tihama” have already successfully used shore power during their port calls in Hamburg. Both vessels operate on the Asia-North Europe Service NE2.
“Shore power is an important element on our path toward lower-emission vessel operations in ports and towards our goal of achieving net-zero fleet emissions by 2045. All our newbuildings are already shore-power ready, and we are retrofitting suitable vessels in the existing fleet accordingly. Wherever the infrastructure is available and its use makes operational sense, we use shore power. Hamburg demonstrates how investments in lower-emission vessel operations can be put into practice,” says Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd.
Shore power enables suitably equipped vessels to cover their electricity demand while berthed in port via the onshore grid. This can help reduce emissions in the port. Currently, around 35 percent of Hapag-Lloyd’s current fleet is fully equipped for shore power.
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