1. ABB Marine Marine Services High Voltage shore connection

2. Driving forces for shore connection
Green profiling of cities and ship operators
Regulations like
MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI Limits on sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts and prohibit deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances.
EU Directive 2005/33/EG Limits the amount of sulphur to 0,1% in all marine fuel used while at berth for more than 2 hours in European ports.
EU Recommendation 2006/339/EG The commission recommends its membership countries to promote shore side electricity facilities.
Cost of producing electricity on board
Adapted from EU Recommendation 2006/339/EG
The background drivers for shore-side electricity are, claimed by many, the EU directives. Both the MARPOL given by the IMO and the EU directives are getting more and more restricitive when it comes to emissions from ships. This is true both for the sailing and, even more during the time in ports.
In many countries legeslative is starting to form and many say that it will not take long before shore-side electricity is as a standard in all ports. Geraldine Knatz, the Executive Director of Port of Los Angeles and Chairwomen of American Association of Port Authorities and by many seen as the most powerful person in the world of ports said during this summer´s World Ports Cliate Conference that see ”OPS as a preferred choice for all ports in the future”.
Also concerns over rising oil prices is a factor to take into account. Below you will find the figures from Rotterdam on the 7th of November. As you see the prices are falling and continue to do so due to the ongoing financial crisis. But it is not the falling oil prices I intend to demonstrate here but rather the differences in price between the High sulphur alternatives and the Marine Gas Oil. As you can see the price for MGO is twice the price of HSFO IFO380.
We earlier heard Christer Ågren show that from 2015 the maximum sulphur content is set to 0,1% for all ships in Emission Control Areas. Due to limited refinery resources the ratio is foreseen to change even more. In an interview Alfons Guinier, secretary-general of the European Community Shiopowners’ Association (ECSA) said that the impact of switching to distilate fuel to comply with new caps could double fuel costs and increase freight rates by 50%!
With a high oil price it is important to save as much fuel as possile. With freight volumes reducing OPS could be a way for ports to sell energy to earn more money while the shipping line would save money by using electricity.

3. Infrastructure Considerations
Voltage, frequency and grounding of the supplying network and ship network
Continuous and temporary power demand
Cable management systems
On shore
On board
Location of ship berth
Location of shore connection point on board
Available space on board
Existing ship distribution network
Safety management

4. ABB Marine Shore Connection Concept
The ABB High Voltage shore connection is an integrated system of both power and control equipment for seamless power transfer
The ABB Shore connection concept will comply to the international standards, which are being developed.
IEC edition1 IEC/ISO PAS
Shore Connection Feeder
Shore Connection Box

5. On board Installation
Depending on the design, ABB Marine Services is able to install and commission a complete shore connection system as a turnkey project during operation of the vessel with out interruptions of services.

6. Shore Connection System Solutions – Example
The cable and cable reel are located on board the vessel
The power cable from the Shore-Connection Box is connected directly to the Main Switchboard.
Light grey = ABB delivery for OPS
RED lines = HV circuit
BLACK lines = control circuit

7. Shore Connection Control and Supervision
Power transfer is seamless
Synchronization and load transfer of the shore power will be controlled in the Engine Control Room and it is fully automatic
Interfacing to ship automation and on-shore supply
Procedure can also be followed on shore side

8. Benefits of ABB Shore Connection
Turn key supply for the complete system
Safety through experience and system understanding
Reliability with type approved equipment
Availability of ABB worldwide service network
Environmental benefits through lower emissions
System benefts and ABB products integration
Better comfort due to reduced vibration and noise
Flexible arrangement and easy installation
Reduced lifecycle cost by reduced fuel consumption and maintenance cost

9. References
Vessels with ABB High Voltage Shore connection system in use today
Sun Princess Cruise vessel 6,6 kV
Dawn Princess Cruise vessel 6,6 kV
Sea Princess Cruise vessel 6,6 kV
Ocean Princess Cruise vessel 6,6 kV
Golden Princess Cruise vessel 6,6 kV
Amsterdam Cruise vessel 11 kV
Zuiderdam Cruise vessel 11 kV
Westerdam Cruise vessel 11 kV
Oosterdam Cruise vessel 11 kV
Noordam Cruise vessel 11 kV

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