Rotterdam port is aiming to see a significant share of sea-going vessels plug in to shore-based power by 2030 so as to improve local air quality and reduce vessel emissions while at berth.

The US California Air Resources Board (CARB) has expanded a regulation on the use of shore power by ships while at berth to include more types of vessels.

The French port of Dunkirk has marked the first use of its cold ironing facilities on Wednesday with CMA CGM container vessel APL Singapura plugging into the shoreside electricity for power.

DaChan Bay Terminals, a business unit of Modern Terminals Limited, has completed the installation of cold ironing systems to become the first container terminal in South China to offer shore power at all its berths.

The Port of Antwerp is gearing up to be more environmentally friendly with a project to provide onshore power facilities for seagoing vessels.

Four South Korean ports have pledged to introduce shoreside power supply systems for ships at berth in an effort to mitigate air pollution, reports said.

ABB India has commissioned India’s first shore-to-ship power supply for V.O.Chidambaranar port, formerly Tuticorin port, to reduce carbon footprint.