More and more cruise ships are choosing to call at the Port of Aarhus, and it looks like 2023 could offer another record season with 68 calls.
However, the many ships pose a potentially large climate impact, as the ships' engines are normally on 24/7 even when they are in port to ensure power for the ship.
However, since this summer, the ships have had the opportunity to eliminate this climate impact in the Port of Aarhus, when the port was able to open Denmark's first shore power plant for cruise ships. So far, 40 percent of the ships that have called at the Port of Aarhus have used shore power.
The port wants that figure to be higher, and therefore the port will now give the ships an additional incentive to use the shore power plants. Thus, from next season, cruise ships will be faced with a new fee in the port if they do not replace their diesel engines with green electricity from the shore power plant.
- We chose to take the lead when we established shore power for cruise ships, and now we are choosing to take another step forward when it comes to creating the right incentives to connect to the plant and receive electricity. It is absolutely crucial for the environment that we reduce local pollution, and we would like to contribute to that, says Thomas Haber Borch, CEO of the Port of Aarhus.
The Port of Aarhus' new fee model means that an additional fee of 0.75 øre per gross register ton (GRT) will be imposed on cruise ships that call at the cruise pier in Aarhus and do not connect to the shore power plant. This means an additional fee of between 50,000 and 75,000 DKK per cruise ship.
The Port of Aarhus's fee model for cruise ships will come into effect on January 1, 2024. The Port of Aarhus will earmark the money from the fee for new initiatives aimed at green transition and sustainability.
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