FRENCH shipping giant cma CGM and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co, Ltd (‘SIPG’) have inked a long-term strategic collaboration to develop the mass scale use of ‘cold ironing’ technology, the use of onshore power supply for containerships at the Port of Shanghai.
From now on, all fully fitted CMA CGM containerships calling at the port of Shanghai will systematically use the onshore power connection. By allowing ships to shut down auxiliary engines and use an onshore power supply while at berth, ‘cold ironing’ eliminates sulphur oxide, particulate matter, and nitrogen oxide emissions, significantly improving air quality while also reducing noise pollution.
Last month, CMA CGM and SIPG successfully completed the technical trial of the ‘cold ironing’ facilities of Yangshan Terminal in the port of Shanghai, which involved the CMA CGM Group’s 13,982 TEU containership APL Fullerton and several other vessels.
The French shipping carrier’s most recent vessels are now equipped with the technology required to use ‘cold ironing’, and CMA CGM is conducting an extensive retrofitting programme so other containerships can also use an onshore power supply. By the end of 2022, 13 CMA CGM vessels calling at the port of Shanghai will connect to the onshore power supply, and by mid-2023, this number will increase to reach 50.
Ludovic Renou, CEO of CMA CGM China, commented: ‘We are breaking new ground by partnering with SIPG, our strategic partner, to collaborate on the mass scale cold ironing, another landmark in our partnership after the historic China’s first LNG SIMOPS bunkering jointly completed by us in March this year. Looking ahead, we will continue to join hands and drive forward more meaningful transformations to pioneer the energy transition together.’
Wenbin Luo, general manager of engineering and equipment department of SIPG, commented: ‘Today, SIPG and CMA CGM have confirmed the long-term strategic cooperation of cold ironing, and SIPG will continue to provide onshore power supply services for CMA CGM vessels at Shanghai Port. We firmly believe that enhanced cooperation between ports and shipping companies will accelerate the journey of decarbonization.’
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