In recent days, tests of Fully automated self-propelled machine operation which will be used in the port of La Spezia to connect the ships on the quay to the shore power grid, allowing turn off the on-board engines and reduce emissions. The technicians of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea went to the Estonian Shore Link plant, together with to the representatives of the contractor (Mont Ele Srl), proceeding to verify the operating tests of the machine, with which it will be possible to transfer the electrical connection cables from the quayside distribution network on board the ship, and for analyse the security systems with which it is equipped, ensuring that they comply with the requirements of the specifications. The transfer of the machine (Cable Management System - CMS) to the port of La Spezia is scheduled for November.

The mission to Estonia was announced today in Naples by the extraordinary commissioner of the Ligurian Port Authority, Federica Montaresi, during his speech at the session "Green Ports and Shipping Summit" as part of the "Naples Shipping Week", during which he highlighted that the works necessary to kick off the electrification of the quays of the Spezia, which will end in mid-2025, proceed to and the first of the four transformer substations, the one that will allow cruise ships on the pier Garibaldi to turn off the engines, is almost complete. The cabin, which has an area of about 240 square meters, is capable of providing 16 megawatts of power. The cost of the work is of €8.52 million, of which €5.50 million financed by the Fund Complementary to the PNRR.