Hapag-Lloyd ship uses shore power in Oakland

Regulatory/Transport

Monday, December 03, 2012

Hapag-Lloyd said its ships are beginning to use shore power while docked at port in order to reduce pollution from ship engines. The German carrier said "with the arrival of the Dallas Express in the Port of Oakland in California, last weekend, Hapag-Lloyd has for the first time connected one of its ships to shore-based power. Shore power (also known as “cold-ironing”) is a ship-to-shore connection that provides electrical power to the ship. By using this connection the auxiliary ...

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