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Puertos del Estado guarantees the implementation of a power supply system for ships, a project in which Pasaia will be a pilot port to put into practice that berthing ships connect to the grid

The newspaper EL VIGIA confirms based on PUERTOS DEL ESTADO and its President statement that “the investments foreseen in this port, and included in the General State Budgets for 2018, amount to more than 15 million euros. Much of this item will be allocated to intermodality and to the improvement…

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Funding opportunities

Deadlines of the 2017 CEF Transport Blending call and 2017 CEF SESAR call have been extended to 12 April 2018, to give applicants more time to prepare high quality proposals.  

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Revolutionary Wärtsilä’s wireless charging system

Wärtsilä's wireless charging system

 According with information issued by MF FOLGEFONN, Wärtsilä’s wireless charging system has been successfully tested. Its automatic wireless induction charging system was tested on a hybrid powered coastal ferry. The ferry is owned by Norled, one of Norway’s largest ferry operators.

This revolutionary system would eliminate the cable connection between vessel and shore, and secure and facilitate operations for connection/disconnection. More than 1 MW is said the system to be capable to transfer based on induction.