Interferry, the international association representing the shipping companies operating fleets of ferries, has urged governments to use carbon revenues tax, the tax to tax greenhouse gas emissions, investments aimed at installation on port quays cold ironing systems that allow ships to berth to switch off the on-board engines by connecting to the power supply earth.

"Due to the nature of the ferry business, which It features a myriad of short to medium-long sea routes - HA explained the CEO of Interferry, Mike Corrigan - the operators of All over the world are already at the forefront of the shipping race towards electrification and hybridisation. However, in order to Achieving ambitious decarbonisation targets of the International Maritime Organization, is urgently needed A greater supply of shore-based electricity is needed. Interferry therefore urges governments and electricity companies to invest aggressively in the development of the Onshore Power Supply that will enable ferries to connect and charge the on-board batteries. Many governments have implemented or will implement a carbon tax, so Interferry urges that part of this tax revenue be allocated to ports and terminal for electrification purposes'.

Highlighting that using on-board batteries powered by land, instead of fossil fuels to navigate between ports, the environmental impact of ferries will be significantly reduced, Corrigan specified that operating battery-electric ferries It also means that the ferry industry will not have to tap into the limited resources of alternative fuels.

"To ensure that ferries around the world can continue to provide essential services," Corrigan concluded must be able to meet national targets, and greenhouse gas reduction measures that will come into force as early as from 2030. It is therefore imperative that the extensive installation of OPS systems is undertaken as a matter of urgency. The implementation of carbon-based taxes by many governments, such as the Emissions Trading System recently introduced by the European Union, offers the solution logic that we invoke. The allocation of resources from these funds for carbon can provide the OPS infrastructure that the ferry operators are in need."