Shore power pulse quickens on Nordic shores

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.