Maersk to tackle air pollution at ports with ship-charging buoys
Source: https://www.reuters.com/
Author: Jacob Gronholt
Shipping group Maersk plans to install hundreds of offshore charging stations around the world to allow vessels to power themselves with electricity instead of fossil fuels while waiting outside ports. Maersk is aiming to limit carbon emissions and cut air pollution from the around 3,500 commercial vessels that each day consume fuel oil to generate power while laying idle at ports around the world. The group aims to install between three and 10 buoys at up 100 ports by 2028, which will cut carbon emissions by 5 million ton."We know that air pollution is a big problem at ports near urban areas, and these buoys will allow ships to turn off their engines," Toft said."Our ambition is that ships should use green power instead of fossil fuels while laying idle at ports."