Portsmouth Port prepares for shore power for Brittany Ferries

UK’s Portsmouth Port is planning to install onshore power supply for Brittany Ferries, which expects its new hybrid battery-LNG vessels to be operational by 2024.

PHOTO: Model of Brittany Ferries' hybrid vessel. Portsmouth

Portsmouth says the area’s distribution network operator has been informed to rapidly upgrade the electricity supply network, as it needs to be ready before Brittany Ferries' takes delivery of two new hybrid vessels.

The hybrid vessels will run on LNG and can operate partially or fully on battery. They will operate between Portsmouth and the French ports of St. Malo and Caen.

“We applaud the steps the port is taking now to prepare Portsmouth for shoreside power,” says Brittany Ferries chief Christophe Mathieu.

Portsmouth has set a net carbon neutral target for 2030 and a zero-emission target for 2050.