The AIDAdiva marked the opening of Sweden’s first shore power connection for cruise ships at the Port of Stockholm on July 25, 2024, according to a press release.
This facility allows cruise ships to use shore power while docked, reducing emissions. AIDA Cruises played a significant role in developing this system over two years, aligning with the EU’s goal to establish shore-side power infrastructure in ports by 2030.
“AIDA Cruises is the first cruise line to start using shore-side electricity in Europe. With our shipboard investments in this technology, we are actively supporting the European Union’s goals to build a shore-side power infrastructure in ports of the Trans-European Transport Network by 2030,” said Dirk Inger, senior vice president of public affairs, communication and sustainability at AIDA Cruises.
In April 2022, AIDA Cruises signed a declaration of intent with Cruise Baltic, a network of 32 ports and destinations, to utilize shore power in Baltic Sea region ports. Shore power has been available in Rostock-Warnemünde and Kiel since 2021, in Norway and UK ports since 2022, and in Denmark since 2023. As of 2024, all AIDA ships departing from German ports can be supplied with shore power during their layovers.
