Furetank gets funding to install shore power connection on its tanker

Swedish shipping firm Furetank has received state and EU climate funding to install a shore power connection onboard one of its dual-fuel tankers that is currently under construction at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard.

PHOTO: Fure Vinga in the energy port Skarvik Harbour, Gothenburg. Furetank

Klimatklivet, an initiative by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and NextGenerationEU, will fund 50% of the installation cost.

The shore power connection will be installed on the ninth tanker in Furetank’s Vinga series, which is scheduled to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024.

The company estimates that the installation can reduce the vessel's carbon dioxide emissions by 600 mt/year if ports offer electricity produced from renewable sources. Furetank based its estimates on emissions from its vessel Fure Ven in port during 2021.

Furetank’s newbuilding inspector Jonatan Höglund believes that the grant is a “very positive response” to the company’s environmental initiatives.

Shore power has been gaining traction among port operators and ship operators as they look to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In fact, a recent report from the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said that 85% of cruise ship newbuilds set to be inducted by 2028 will be able to access shore power in ports.

Also, a study conducted by the Estonian Environmental Research Centre (EKUK) in the Tallinn Old City Harbour revealed that measures including automatic mooring equipment and shore power have improved the air quality at the Port of Tallinn.

By Tuhin Roy

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