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THE FIRST TERMINAL IN BELGIUM TO OFFER SHORE POWER CONNECTIONS IS ANTWERP
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In response to concerns about lowering pollution and noise at the port, Grimaldi's owned and controlled Antwerp Euroterminal will be the first terminal in Belgium to supply power to docked vessels. The facility, which comes ahead of an EU regulation requiring ports to offer shore power by 2030, will be operational in 2026 and will be the first for seagoing vessels in Belgium.
The terminal, one of the 24 terminals owned by the Grimaldi Group, is the biggest multifunctional terminal in Europe. AET handles breakbulk, containers, project cargo, large lifts, automobiles, and other RoRo-units. It is specialised in handling many kinds of cargo. It can accommodate seven or more vessels at once because to its more than 7,500 feet of berth.
Our e-bikes, automobiles and soon lorries will all have plugs', stated Yves De Larivière, CEO of the Antwerp Euroterminal. "The next logical step will be to plug our vessels. This approach allows AET and Grimaldi to expand their environmentally conscious emphasis.
They emphasised that although Ro/Ro and Conro vessels are now exempt from the EU's shore power obligation, it will start in 2030. Grimaldi, however, was intended to move forward with the initial installation ahead of EU regulations in order to promote the company's environmental aims. The company notes that it has nine ships that are already equipped with shore connections, in addition to the sixteen that are now in service and the twelve that are being built. In addition, by 2026 38 ships (including newly constructed structures) will have AMP (Alternative Marine Power) installed and operational.