"We will be several years ahead of the EU regulation on lowering reduce CO2 emissions by continually expanding the onshore supply of electricity," said Friedrich Stuhrmann, Chief Commercial Officer of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), which is aiming to become climate-neutral by 2040. The Port of Hamburg became the first in Europe to offer onshore electricity for both cruise ships and container ships in April. Maersk will also supply its ships with onshore electricity from the Eurogate terminal in future. The company is also aiming to become "the world’s first container shipping company to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040," according to Ahmed Hassan, Head of Asset Strategy Operations at Maersk.
More ships in Port of Hamburg refuelling with renewable energy - expansion of onshore power grid gaining pace
Danish shipping company Maersk signed an agreement in July to supply its cargo ships with onshore renewable energy from the Eurogate terminal in Hamburg. This comes after the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) signed a similar letter of intent for container ships in August 2023.
Hamburg expands its pioneering role
More onshore supplies in 2024
Onshore electricity is being installed at the Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) and the HafenCity cruise terminal. The Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) and Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) will start supplying onshore electricity this year as well. By providing this infrastructure, “Hamburg is making a significant contribution to decarbonising shipping and is working closely with shipping companies,” said Melanie Leonhard, Senator for Economics. TUI Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line are also relying on this environment- friendly technology in the Port of Hamburg.
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