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Shore power is a mature technology that allows ships to shut down auxiliary engines while at berth, thereby reducing fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, local pollutants and noise. It is increasingly recognized as a practical solution for achieving emission reductions and regulatory compliance, while also delivering operational benefits and improving local air quality and public health. This paper provides an update on the relevance and implementation status of shore power. It covers system fundamentals, practical implementation, regulatory and economic drivers, global uptake, emission reduction potential, and business case considerations, followed by perspectives on future global scaling.
Supplying ships at berth with clean electricity from shore in place of onboard diesel-generated power is a well-known concept. Shore power, also known as onshore power supply (OPS), cold ironing, or shore-side electricity, is technically mature and readily deployable, with a long history of recognized advantages. Using shore power during port stays may provide substantial benefits for local communities through cutting emissions of air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), and particulate matter
(PM), in addition to lowering noise levels from ships running on auxiliaries in ports. Moreover, given that around 7% of the world fleet’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions occur while in port, shore power offers a notable GHG reduction potential for the maritime sector. Beyond
these immediate benefits, shore power can also act as an important stepping stone toward the broader electrification of maritime transport, including potential synergies with battery charging needs.
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lessons learned from an incident where a tug deckhand was fatally injured after a mooring line came under tension during shipyard berthing operations.
A cargo vessel in ballast arrived in a port to enter a shipyard under the guidance of a pilot. The pilot and Master agreed on a manoeuvring plan. The two tugs in attendance were to accept two mooring lines each, from the bow and stern central chock of the vessel respectively. The two lines were supposed to be passed to each attending tug together as one.
At the arriving vessel’s stern, this was done quickly. At the bow, only one line was given to the attending tug forward. This line was attached to the tug’s towing hook and, unknown to the tug Master, it was made fast on the arriving vessel. While waiting for the second mooring line, the tug passed dangerously close to the port bow of the vessel. The two personnel in the tug’s towing area had to move around to avoid the risks posed by the line that had been secured.
The forward tug then manoeuvred to take the second mooring line, which was now suspended from the bow of the vessel. As the tug manoeuvred, the line already secured came under strain, again coming dangerously close to the two seafarers on the stern of the tug. One of them ducked, and the mooring line made a glancing blow on his helmet, knocking it off his head. The deck hand next to him was struck in the chest by the line under tension and seriously injured. The stretched line then pulled the tug towards the vessel and caused the tug to contact the vessel.
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A bulk carrier has been struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one crew member missing in the latest serious security incident in the region.
The Liberia-flagged Minoan Pioneer, Greek-owned and under the commercial and technical management of Modion Maritime Management, was hit at approximately 22:00 UTC on 3 August while sailing about 20 nautical miles northeast of Al Khasab, Oman.
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Three crew members were seriously injured after the roll-on/roll-off cargo ship Nadezhda was struck by a drone near Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Turkey’s maritime authority said on 3 August.
The vessel was sailing from Novorossiysk to Turkey’s Samsun port when it was attacked about 20 nautical miles offshore. All 22 crew members were evacuated to Russia, including the three injured sailors, while a fire continued to burn in the ship’s bow.
The identities and nationalities of those injured were not disclosed, and it remained unclear who was responsible for the strike.
The incident comes amid ongoing Russian and Ukrainian attacks on vessels in the Black Sea, with both sides accusing each other of targeting ships carrying commercial cargo, including agricultural products.
The attacks have increased security concerns for shipping in the region.