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ESPO and Feport reiterate the need to equip only port terminals where they are needed with cold ironing systems
Installation in underused terminals would result in a waste of public resources
July 5, 2022
The two organisations noted that Article 9 of the AFIR proposal of the European Commission could result in the fact that an entire port must be equipped with OPS equipment of cold ironing if it is scaled by a certain number of vessels container or passenger carriers. ESPO and Feport have shown that this would lead to significant additional public investment compared to a more targeted approach and found that it is unlikely that such investments would be efficient in terms of expenditure with respect to the reduction of emissions that could generate.
According to ESPO and Feport, a approach focused on the distribution of OPS systems locating them at certain points in the port, such as docks or terminal, rather than to port. As a result, the port areas which are not normally scaled by ships or which are not intended to be scaled by types of ships that are not required to use the connection to OPS equipment when it is at berth, as is the case in underused terminals, they may be excluded from the requirement of the presence of OPS systems. This - they have underlined the two organizations - would ensure the best efficiency of OPS in environmental and economic terms by avoiding one waste of public resources.
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The two organisations noted that Article 9 of the AFIR proposal of the European Commission could result in the fact that an entire port must be equipped with OPS equipment of cold ironing if it is scaled by a certain number of vessels container or passenger carriers. ESPO and Feport have shown that this would lead to significant additional public investment compared to a more targeted approach and found that it is unlikely that such investments would be efficient in terms of expenditure with respect to the reduction of emissions that could generate.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
