The onshore power supply (OPS) facility, delivered in a 40-foot container by Actemium at DFDS' terminal on Dampfærgevej, was inaugurated by the shipping line's Pearl Seaways on 26 October.
The ro-pax Finnfellow (2,200 lane metres of cargo capacity, room for 452 passengers) will be replaced with Europalink (4,215 lm/554 pax) across the Naantali-Långnäs-Kapellskär crossing.
The Norwegian shipping company's gas-run car carriers Auto Energy and Auto Eco, each offering capacity for 4,000 vehicles, have started calling to the German North Sea port.
Having received support from the country's environmental protection agency to combat climate change, the Swedish seaport plans to offer shore power supply at its energy harbour as of summer 2022.
As of the beginning of October, the company's Fiona Sea and Jutlandia Sea will be calling to the Swedish port within the Zeebrugge-Antwerp-Kokkola-Skellefteå-Kemi-Oulu service.
The Ystad-based company, part of the Finnish ESL Shipping, will invest around €70m in six 5,350 dwt-big vessels to be constructed at the Indian Chowgule shipyard.
