Scandinavia has a long track record in providing shore power for ships at berth, a practice which curbs emissions by enabling auxiliary engines to be shut down. The region’s characteristically strong environmental ethic, permeating societal and corporate agendas, reflects in its position as a leading practitioner and developer of the cold-ironing concept, now the subject of wider-reaching and more pressing controls worldwide in keeping with the drive towards shipping decarbonisation.

A quarter-century ago, the port of Gothenburg made it possible for sea-going vessels to draw electricity from the shoreside grid. Since then, major advances have taken place in the technology as regards scalability, accessibility, and scope for customisation, and the development and take-up of systems has accelerated in line with environmentally-led industry strategies and regulatory deadlines.