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MSC boxship charged with shore-side power at Hamburg terminal for the first time

The newest shore-side power station of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has successfully passed its first practical test. For the first time, a container ship – the MSC Athens – has been charged with shore-side electricity there during its lay time.

Further test runs have already been planned to integrate the supply of container ships with shore-side power into regular operations in the Port of Hamburg soon, according to HHLA.

Last week, a further important milestone for the sustainable development of the Port of Hamburg was reached with the first “ship integration test” successfully completed at CTA’s new shore-side power station.



As part of this, the MSC container vessel was supplied with the first test amounts of electricity from renewable sources. Overall, the Swiss/Italian ocean carrier owns approximately 40 vessels that can be charged with shore-side electricity. The test was carried out jointly by HPA, HHLA and MSC, while Powercon and Igus acted as technology partners in charge of converters and connectors.

With the power station at CTA, the third shore-side power station for container ships in the Port of Hamburg is now in the transitional phase leading up to regular operations. Additionally, the power station at HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai is expected to be ready this year. This would mean that shore-side electricity would be provided at all mega-ship berths from the end of the year.







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