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Dover wins green study bid

[ September 30, 2022   //   ]

The Port of Dover says it has taken a significant step towards becoming the UK’s first high-volume Green Shipping Corridor when, on World Maritime Day, transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said it had been successful in its bid to fund the Green Corridor Short Straits feasibility study to establish a zero-carbon trade route.

The GCSS partnership also includes French sister ports, Calais and Dunkirk.

The study will support the transition to zero-emission vessels, leisure craft and workboats in the future.

The project brings together the consortium from the Dover Clean Ferry Power Project, a successful project from the first Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, which included the University of Kent, Warwick Manufacturing Group (University of Warwick), P&O Ferries and Schneider Electric, with additional partners for the second round; DFDS, Irish Ferries, Ikigai Capital, JG Maritime Solutions, SSE and ABB.

Port of Dover chief commercial officer, Christian Pryce, said:

“The Port of Dover is leading the way on port decarbonisation, and more broadly, on recognising the role we will play in the decarbonisation of the UK supply chain. We are embracing the critical role and responsibility that the Port of Dover has, and recognise complexity of the journey we are undertaking, together.”

The Port intends to reach net-zero (direct emissions and our purchased energy) by 2025 and reaching net-zero (indirect emissions caused by our activity) by 2030. This week’s announcement solidifies our position as the vanguard of UK port decarbonisation.

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