Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in the Port of Hamburg. With this agreement, the company confirms that it will use the available infrastructure whenever possible and continue to integrate Onshore Power Supply (OPS) into operational vessel management. The agreement applies to shore power supply at all terminals.
Shore power already in operation
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.
Supporting lower-emission port operations
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.
