ABB shore power at Port of Tallinn

Earlier this year, Port of Tallinn installed the latest ABB shore power systems on five of its piers in Old City Harbour as part of the first shore power project in Estonia, enabling vessels to draw on land-based power in port.

“ABB’s shore connection is the latest initiative in our ongoing sustainability program,” said Johanna Boijer-Svahnström, senior vice president, corporate communications, Viking Line. “Installing a shore connection system on board Viking XPRS, and having the shore power available in the Port of Tallinn will make a significant contribution to clean air within the port and its surroundings,” she added.

ABB’s full scope of supply for the ferry included a shore connection control board with three separate ship-shore communication links, a medium-voltage switchgear, 11kV-400V transformer, circuit breaker bypass arrangement for drydock connection and low-voltage main switchboard breaker.

The delivery meets the new IEC-standard for shore connections, which demands higher levels of safety and environmental performance than ever before at the shipside. Commissioning was executed during the vessel’s normal operation.