ECT Rotterdam terminals to switch to shore power

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Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam will be equipped with shore power by 2030, connecting 5,000 vessels annually.

ECT Rotterdam terminals to switch to shore power
Tiemo Arkesteijn (RSP), Leo Ruijs (CEO of ECT) and Ina Barge (RSP) © Marc Nolte

The Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam container terminals will be equipped with shore power facilities in the coming years. To achieve this, ECT has signed an agreement with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a partnership between Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam.

The first vessels are expected to be connected to the shore power facilities by 2028. Once the facilities are fully operational at both terminals in 2030, around 5,000 sea-going vessels can be connected to shore power annually. This will reduce the port’s CO2 emissions by around 35,000 tonnes per year.

RSP will construct and operate the shore power facilities, while ECT and the Port of Rotterdam Authority will be responsible for the civil integration of the facilities at the quay and terminal site. The projects are part of the largest shore power projects in Europe, which jointly comprise around five kilometres of quay.

Rotterdam Port’s ambition is to be climate-neutral by 2050 while remaining vital and competitive. Furthermore, Rotterdam Port hereby meets European guidelines that are part of the European Green Deal.

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ECT Rotterdam terminals to switch to shore power

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Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam will be equipped with shore power by 2030, connecting 5,000 vessels annually.

ECT Rotterdam terminals to switch to shore power
Tiemo Arkesteijn (RSP), Leo Ruijs (CEO of ECT) and Ina Barge (RSP) © Marc Nolte

The Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam container terminals will be equipped with shore power facilities in the coming years. To achieve this, ECT has signed an agreement with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a partnership between Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam.

The first vessels are expected to be connected to the shore power facilities by 2028. Once the facilities are fully operational at both terminals in 2030, around 5,000 sea-going vessels can be connected to shore power annually. This will reduce the port’s CO2 emissions by around 35,000 tonnes per year.

RSP will construct and operate the shore power facilities, while ECT and the Port of Rotterdam Authority will be responsible for the civil integration of the facilities at the quay and terminal site. The projects are part of the largest shore power projects in Europe, which jointly comprise around five kilometres of quay.

Rotterdam Port’s ambition is to be climate-neutral by 2050 while remaining vital and competitive. Furthermore, Rotterdam Port hereby meets European guidelines that are part of the European Green Deal.

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