In a joint initiative, the ports of Stockholm, Copenhagen-Malmö, Aarhus, and Helsinki have applied and ultimately received EU funding for investing in onshore power supply.

In Stockholm's Stadsgården, for instance, two berths (nos. 160 and 167) serving cruise traffic will be equipped with high voltage land power stations.

These will be commissioned in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

"The cruise passengers are very important to Stockholm financially and generate more than 1,000 jobs in the region. Now we are taking the next step in being an international-quality sustainable cruise destination. The onshore power connection at the central Stockholm quays is part of an important joint environmental initiative with other Baltic Sea ports. Following in the wake of this tough pandemic year, this is really something to celebrate," Anna König Jerlmyr, Mayor of Stockholm, said.

To this Thomas Andersson, CEO, the Ports of Stockholm, added, "It is very pleasing and so right that this environmental investment for cruise ships in Stockholm has been prioritised and awarded grant funding from both the EU and the Swedish Climate Leap Program."

Photo: Ports of Stockholm