Worldwide shipping and logistics group CMA CGM Group and Port of Dunkirk on Thursday (9 January) inaugurated the cold ironing facilities at the port’s Terminal des Flandres by plugging the CMA CGM’s containership APL Singapura into onshore electricity.
Cold ironing, a technology that provides an effective way of protecting the environment
By plugging into an onshore electricity supply (also known as “cold ironing”), container ships calling at port can shut down their auxiliary engines while still getting the power they need, particularly in order to maintain controlled temperatures in refrigerated containers (“Reefers”).
This innovative technology has significant environmental benefits, including:
A resolute commitment in favour of more eco-friendly port infrastructure
The cold ironing system installed at the Terminal des Flandres will become fully operational during the first half of 2020.
ACTEMIUM, a consortium of two companies (Brest and Boulogne) was selected to carry out the works. These included the design and supply of a cold ironing system that fits into six 40-foot containers, converting the public electricity supply for use by ships at port.
With capacity of 8 MW – enough to power nearly 1,000 homes – this system is one of the most powerful ever to be installed in Europe.
The operation was co-financed by the Urban Community of Dunkirk, the Hauts-de-France region (via the European Regional Development Fund), and the Port of Dunkirk.
The CMA CGM Group covered the cost of the equipment needed to connect the vessel, in line with its efforts to support energy transition in the shipping industry.
“Given CMA CGM’s steadfast commitment to installing more environmentally responsible solutions on board its vessels, the Group supports cold ironing and we will continue to equip our fleet accordingly,” said CMA CGM Group Industrial Assets Executive Vice President Christine Cabau Woehrel.
“We are ready to test this system with other European port authorities that are committed to using cold ironing at their container ship terminals, as the Port of Dunkirk has successfully done.”
“Our decision to develop this particularly innovative solution allowing container ships to plug into onshore power at the Terminal des Flandres is in line with the pro-active environmental policy that the Port of Dunkirk has been pursuing for many years,” said Port of Dunkirk Executive Board Chairman Stéphane Raison
Photo credit: CMA CGM Group
Published: 9 January, 2020
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