Port of Trelleborg gets EU funding for shore power

Trelleborg

The Port of Trelleborg has secured EU co-financing for the installation of onshore power supply at ferry berths 10 and 11.

The funding comes from the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which supports European transport infrastructure. This approval marks another step in the port’s ongoing commitment to greener shipping.

The initiative will see onshore power supply deployed at the ports of Trelleborg in Sweden and Lübeck-Travemünde in Germany, reducing emissions from vessels at berth. At Trelleborg, a significant portion of the supplied electricity will come from the port’s own wind turbines.

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