Four Ports

Description of Action

Scope and objectives of the action:

Onshore Power schematic — Onshore Power Supply (OPS), or alternative Cold ironing, is the process of providing shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. Auxiliary diesel generators that power cargo handling equipment and other ship’s services while in port are the primary source of air emissions from ships in ports today, because the auxiliaries run on heavy fuel oil or bunkers. Onshore Power mitigates harmful emissions from diesel engines by connecting a ship’s load to a more environmentally friendly, shore-based source of electrical power. Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PxKohliColdIron.jpg

More than 90% of European ports are located in urban areas with their passenger terminals located on the doorsteps of the city centres and citizens living in their proximity. Raising public concern for the health threat of maritime emissions, global awareness for climate change and increasing environmental legislation puts pressure on European port authorities to take action. Emissions from ships cause environmental problems, affect human health and contribute to global climate change. Image source: Port of Aarhus

The TEN-T Core Network maritime ports of Aarhus (Denmark), Copenhagen (Denmark), Stockholm (Sweden) and Helsinki (Finland) have made air quality one of the top priorities on their environmental agendas. Under the Global projects – and the Action – the four Baltic seaports from a strategic consortium to commonly foster the shift towards a low-emission transport system by provisioning on-shore power to RoPax and passenger vessels during their stay in port. OPS shall reduce the environmental impact of national and international ships in port. Image source: Port of Copenhagen

ACTIVTIES OF ACTION

The following Activities are Part of the Action:

Consortium Members

Four Ports - Onshore Power in Baltic Seaports

Port of Aarhus

Denmark

The Port of Aarhus (Danish: Aarhus Havn) is a deep-sea port located in the city of Aarhus. It is the largest container port in Denmark, handling more than 65% of country’s container traffic. The Port of Aarhus shipped roughly 8.9 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2019.

Port of Copenhagen

Denmark

Copenhagen Malmö Port AB (CMP) operates the ports in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen and in Sweden’s third largest city, Malmö. The ports are located either side of Øresund, a strait between the two countries. The combined Øresund Region is the Nordic countries’ largest metropolitan area in terms of population.

Port of Helsinki

Finland

The Port of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin Satama, Swedish: Helsingfors Hamn) is the busiest passenger port in the world and the main port for foreign trade in Finland. For passenger traffic, serving a total volume of 11.6 million passengers in 2018.

Symbios Funding & Consulting

Consultant

Based on its comprehensive experience as the leading CEF consulting company in Europe, Symbios Funding & Consulting GmbH offering advice to energy and transportation institutions as well as research institutions on the acquisition of EU funds.

FUNDING

The proposed Action will be implemented from 2020 to 2024 and has an indicative budget of 76.39 mio. Euros. It will result in an estimated net-benefit of 342.32 mio. Euros achieving a cost-benefit ratio of approx. 3.35.

2019-EU-TM-0125-W	Requested Funding	Recommended Funding
Total eligible costs:	76.39 mio. Euros	76.39 mio. Euros
Funding:	15.31 mio. Euros	15.31 mio. Euros
EU support:	20.04%	20.04%

Onshore Power in Baltic Seaports

CEF Proposal Project Number: 2019-EU-TM-0125-W

Description of Action

Scope and objectives of the action:

ACTIVTIES OF ACTION

The following Activities are Part of the Action:

Onshore power supply in the port of Aarhus

Onshore power supply in the port of Copenhagen

Onshore power supply in the port of Stockholm

Onshore power supply in Helsinki

Action management

Ex-post climate change impact assessment