WASHINGTON: The Baltic Ports Organization (BPO) Tuesday announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed to support the ports of Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn, and Turku’s collective goal for a common approach for on-shore power supply (OPS).
The agreement, which will be signed at the Baltic Ports Conference 2016, is said to support the ports’ aim of providing newly built connections with a voltage of 11 kV and a frequency of 50 Hz.
Further, the MoU will be intended to encourage other ports and shipping companies to follow the initiative and recommendations concerning onshore power supply, says BPO, adding that minimising negative effects on the environment of port operations and shipping in the Baltic Sea will be another aim of the agreement.
