Ports of Stockholm applies for EU green grant
Ports of Stockholm, in collaboration with many other ports and
stakeholders, has received approval to apply for EU funding for three
sustainability initiatives.
The major focus of the projects is the development of the electricity
infrastructure. This will reportedly support the transition to greener shipping
by lowering quayside air particle emissions.
Government approval has been given for all three applications from Ports of
Stockholm, in collaboration with other ports, to be submitted to the EU
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to apply for grant funding.
The goals include augmenting the electricity infrastructure by increasing
onshore power connections at Ports of Stockholm and other ports. This is
intended to ensure the transition to more sustainable shipping with minimal
quayside air particle emissions.
The development of onshore power connections for container and passenger
ships in core ports is one of the 2030 targets of the EU climate goals and “Fit
for 55” conversion to a greener shipping policy.
If the projects are awarded EU funding, they will run between 2024 and
2025, or until 2026 at the latest.
“Together with other ports and stakeholders, we want to enable the rapid
and safe expansion of onshore power connections for vessels at the quayside
throughout the entire Baltic Sea region,” said Jens Holm, Chair of the Board of
Ports of Stockholm.
“This positive decision from the Swedish Government shows the increased
electrification of the transport sector, with a focus on shipping, is a
prioritised area. This expansion will result in a greater ability to meet our
own and the EU environmental goals.”
“National and international collaborations with other ports and
stakeholders in these types of projects are important factors for future success
in achieving environmentally beneficial results for port operations and shipping
in general,” explained Lotta Andersson, Public Affairs and EU Coordinator.
“We see an obvious added value in using external funding in the form of EU
grants to be able to accelerate our environmental initiatives, in this case our
proposals for onshore power connections at the quayside.”
The initiatives in the applications include:
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Shore-side electricity supply for containerships in Core Network Ports of
the North and Baltic Sea.
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Baltic Ports for Climate – onshore power supply pre-investment phase.
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Upgrade of the Motorways of the Sea (MOS) connection Stockholm-Riga.
In July 2023, Stockholm Norvik Port renamed two of its two container cranes
after Swedish royalty.
More recently, YILPORT collaborated with Spedition Bode and Kombiverkehr
GmbH & Co. KG to double the number of departures between Stockholm Nord and
Europe as part of its investment in expanded train service.
