New shore power station at Hamburg port aces first practical test with MSC containership

MSC Athens, a containership owned by Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has been charged with shore-side electricity in the first practical test for the newest shore-side power station of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA).

The first ship integration test was completed at HHLA Container Terminal Altedwerder (CTA) where 2013-built MSC Athens was supplied with the first test amounts of electricity from renewable sources.

The practical test was conducted jointly by HPA, HHLA, and MSC, with Powercon and Igus as technology partners for converters and connectors.

As informed, further test runs are planned to integrate the supply of container ships with shore-side power into regular operations in the Port of Hamburg soon.

Jan Hendrik Pietsch, Head of Sustainability at HHLA, commented on the milestone: “With the first successful test of the shore-side power station at CTA, we have come closer to the goal of installing modern power stations for the supply of shore-side electricity at all three HHLA