Transport Infrastructure
Study shows European ports are slow to install shore-power before 2030 deadline
A new study revealed that most European ports have not yet installed the electrical infrastructure required to allow ships to switch to cleaner electricity from high-polluting marine fuel while docked. The European Union has set a deadline of 2030 for the installation of infrastructure in maritime ports that will provide onshore power supply. Transport & Environment, a Brussels-based NGO, commissioned a study that covered 31 European ports to assess the rollout. The findings show that only one fifth of the power supply connections required have been installed or contracted to date, and most ports are still lagging behind. Only four...