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Equinor plans to cut emissions 50% on NCS by 2030

Since 2011, Equinor has cut CO2 emissions from its logistical operations for the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by 600,000 tonnes. The company now aims to halve emissions in the NCS supply chain by 2030.

On Friday 18 January, NorSea will open a shore-to-ship power supply station at the Dusavik supply base by Stavanger. Shore-to-ship power supply is one of the measures to reduce emissions in logistics.

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Since 2011, overall emissions have been reduced by 37%,...

https://safety4sea.com/equinor-plans-to-cut-emissions-50-on-ncs-by-2030/

Port of Kiel: Passenger traffic increases, cargo decreases in 2018

Germany’s Port of Kiel continues to achieve growth in passenger traffic, reaching an increase of 4.2% with 2.2 million travellers. In the meantime, the port’s cargo sector experienced a decrease of 3.5% to 7.15 tonnes of cargo in 2018.

Specifically

  • Cruise growth

The port of Kiel hosted, during 2018, 169 cruise ship visits. The number is 143 more in comparison to 2017, reaching a 15.3% increase.

The number of passengers also experienced an increase by 16.5%.

The port expects, according to its...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-kiel-passenger-traffic-increases-cargo-decreases-in-2018/

Onshore power supply launched in Oslo

Stena Line became the first ferry company to connect to the onshore power supply connection in the Port of Oslo. Stena Saga will be connecting to the electricity grid during calls into port. The onshore power supply unit was launched on 8th of January 2019.

The completion of another onshore power supply connection in the Port of Oslo is considered as an important milestone in the efforts to reduce emissions for Stena. Namely, the company is closing in its target of connecting 25% of its...

https://safety4sea.com/onshore-power-supply-launched-in-oslo/

Greek ro-pax plugs into first STS facility in East Mediterranean

Ro-pax ‘Fior Di Levante’ has plugged into the first shore power facility in the eastern Mediterranean at Killini port in an inauguration ceremony on December 20, 2018.

Namely, Greece’s Port of Killini, at the west side of the country towards the Ionian Sea, experiences the first shore-to-ship (STS) electrical supply connection in Eastern Mediterranean.

The cold ironing facility was developed within a European co-funded programme to allow the port of Killini in Greece to limit air pollution, while...

https://safety4sea.com/greek-ro-pax-plugs-into-first-sts-facility-in-eastern-med/

Greek port to inaugurate first shore power supply in East Mediterranean

Greece’s Port of Killini, at the west side of the country towards the Ionian Sea, is to see the first shore-to-ship (STS) electrical supply connection in Eastern Mediterranean. The Ro-pax ferry ‘Fior Di Levante’ will plug into the region’s first shore power facility , in a special inauguration ceremony on Thursday, 20th December.

Through the installation of this green pioneering cold-ironing facility, developed under the European co-funded programme elemed, the port of Killini achieves a decline...

https://safety4sea.com/greek-port-to-inaugurate-first-shore-power-supply-in-east-mediterranean/

Port of Vancouver completes shore power facility

The Port of Vancouver has completed a shore power facility, which will enable ships to shut down their diesel engines and connect to an electrical grid supplied by renewable energy sources.

Through the Shore Power Technology for Ports program, Canada and the Port of Vancouver have contributed $3.5 million to the Centerm project, for a total investment of $7 million.

The project reduces greenhouse gas emissions by giving the capability to ships to shut down their diesel engines and connect to an...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-vancouver-completes-shore-power-facility/

European Parliament supports uptake of alternative fuels

On 25 October, the European Parliament adopted its report on ‘The deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the EU’, revealing that taxation has a major impact on the price competitiveness of alternative fuels and underlining the need to address disparities in energy taxation for shore-side supply for ships and energy used to generate alternative fuels.

The report also underlined that a technology neutral approach should be adopted to create a level playing field and called on the...

https://safety4sea.com/european-parliament-supports-uptake-of-alternative-fuels/

Port of Kiel launches onshore power supply plant

The construction of the first onshore power supply plant for commercial vessels in the Port of Kiel has started. As of spring 2019, big cruise ferries will be able to be supplied with the electrical power they need during the time they are berthed in Kiel.

The onshore power supply plant for the Norwegenkai is part of the BLUE PORT concept: The Norwegenkai onshore power plant, the Schwedenkai Terminal and the Cruise Shipping Terminal Ostseekai will also be equipped with onshore power supply...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-kiel-launches-onshore-power-supply-plant/

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