Oslo Port reduces port fees for using shore power

Cargo ships using shore power facilities will qualify for a 20% discount in quay fees at the Norwegian Port of Oslo from 2026.

IMAGE: Container terminal at the Norwegian capital city port of Oslo. Oslo Havn

Ships that score over 40 points in the global Environmental Ship Index will qualify for a 20% discount on quay fees. Those scoring above 30 points will receive a 10% discount, according to the port’s website.

The port authority added that ships which “sail emission-free in and out of Steilene” could qualify for a 100% discount on quay fees. Steilene is a group of five islands in the Oslo Fjord, west of Alværn in Nesodden.

The authority has not clarified which technologies would qualify as “emission-free” under this condition. But at present, battery-electric or green hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion are the only practical options that typically offer true tank-to-wake zero-emission operation and can achieve well-to-wake zero emissions if powered by 100% renewable electricity.

Ships that don’t use shore power will have to pay a surcharge of NOK 0.30 per gross tonnage (GT) ($0.02/GT), the port authority added.

“It should pay off to choose zero-emission solutions. Oslo Port has invested heavily in green measures such as shore power, and rewards those who take environmental responsibility,” port director, Ingvar M. Mathisen said.

Oslo Port currently has shore power facilities for cruise ships, international ferries, bulk carriers and container vessels. Another cruise shore power facility is scheduled to open in 2026, and the port is also planning to develop shore power for tankers.

“The next steps are alternative fuels, green transport corridors and better charging options.” Mathisen added.

By Konica Bhatt

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