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The port of Toulon will be equipped with the largest cold ironing system in France
The project will be carried out by a consortium formed by ABB, Eiffage Construction and Fauché
June 8, 2022
In the port of Toulon the annual passenger traffic is of over 1.6 million people with about 1,300 callovers of ships in the heart of the city French, volume of traffic that in 2020, due to the pandemic, it was less than 1.2 million passengers, including 12 thousand cruise passengers.
"Toulon - underlined the president of Toulon Provence Méditerranée Metropolis, Hubert Falco - is the first port in the Mediterranean to provide energy to all its Docks. It is an innovative project based on a system intelligent energy flow management through a mix unique energy. With the support of ABB, the Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and our partners, we are improving significantly the quality of the area in the port, ensuring at the same time the commercial activity. The connection electric land-ship - highlighted Falco - will eliminate beyond 80% of polluting emissions. It will also allow the saving 9,000 hours of diesel-powered ships per year. Regarding the activity of ferries in the city only of Toulon this translates into a reduction in emissions of sulphur equivalent to those of 50,000 cars in a year."
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In the port of Toulon the annual passenger traffic is of over 1.6 million people with about 1,300 callovers of ships in the heart of the city French, volume of traffic that in 2020, due to the pandemic, it was less than 1.2 million passengers, including 12 thousand cruise passengers.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
