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FJORD SHORE POWER 5G-PROJECT SCHWEDENKAI Stena Line will follow the Color Line shipping There is a special digitisation project which is company and will use onshore power in the port supposed to be realised at the Kiel Fjord in co- of Kiel. The first tests with the ferries “Stena operation with the PORT OF KIEL. Thanks to Germanica“ and “Stena Scandinavica“ have run the new mobile radio standard called 5G, not smoothly. The onshore power flows from the SK NEWS only passenger ferries will be enabled to cruise new substation at the Ostseekai to the medium- Stena Line departing to Gothenburg. This partly autonomously between the banks of the voltage substation at the Schwedenkai where service connects the Scandiavian markets via fjord in the first instance but also the opportu- also the switchgear units are located. The the intermodal hub in Bettembourg with central nities that 5G offers for the logistics sector will connection to the ship is established by using a Europe, France and Spain. for customers and partners be examined. crane and a plug-in connector. Stena Line uses of the PORT OF KIEL this configuration already in the port of Issue October 2020 Gothenburg. SAILOR STATUE OSTSEEKAI Dear friends of the port of Kiel, OSTSEEKAI 28 OSTUFERHAFEN The concrete stele of the „Sailor“, a piece of art by Karlheinz Goedtke built in 1962 located at IN OPERATION PORT APRON Kiel‘s Ostseekai in front of the maritime mu- In Ostuferhafen, the aim will be to depict the seum at the Seegarten pier, has been compre- The new terminal building at Kiel‘s Cruise Ter- The PORT OF KIEL has redesigned the port timber imported from Russia in an even more hensively refurbished. To do so, a scaffolding minal, the so-called Ostseekai 28, has been put apron in Ostuferhafen, which is the freight and efficient way. The Economics Minister of was erected around the stele supporting the logistics centre on the fjord. Where a grain silo sailor in the first instance. Then a crane lifted into operation. In August, its first passengers Schleswig-Holstein, Dr Bernd Buchholz, the The cable handling is done by the ship crew previously stood, an expanded pre-stacking and the statue from its plinth and it was put into checked in to travel with the “Mein Schiff 1“. Lord Mayor of the City of Kiel, Dr Ulf Käm- who also initiate the shore power current via stand-by area of three hectares for trucks, interim storage within the security area of the pfer, the Vice President of the University, Pro- remote control. After completion of the test Cruise Terminal. After the comprehensive trailers and passenger cars has now been built. fessor Dr Karin Schwarz and the CEO of Voda- phase, Stena Line will most likely run on on- works were completed, it was mounted again fone Deutschland, Dr Hannes Ametsreiter, shore power on a regular basis at the Schwe- The State Premier of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel onto its original place. The ferries departing from Kiel have been able signed a Letter of Intent at the Ostseekai about Günther, visited the Ostuferhafen personally to denkai Terminal as soon as this autumn. Taking to nearly maintain their transport volumes the implementation of this innovative project. hand over the grant notice coming from the the onshore power supply plant at the Schwe- throughout the past months. Looking at the denkai into operation is another important step State Funding Programme “Economy“ for 5.44 current situation, a decrease of only 2.5 % is to towards climate protection in the port of Kiel. million Euros. be interpreted as passable. E-VEHICLES The vessel emissions will be reduced to zero at Our customised handling and hygiene concepts both city centre ferry terminals while the ships ensure safe and effective port operations. In the IN ACTION are berthed in the port. The goal is to cover at process we profit from the investments least 60 % of the energy demand of all ships launched before the crisis came. The expanded The shipping company, the port and the autho- calling at Kiel with onshore power as of next port apron in Ostuferhafen as well as the second rities have worked closely together on the re- The PORT OF KIEL‘s goal is to operate in a fully year. terminal building at the Ostseekai provide us sumption of the cruise business departing from climate-neutral way by the year of 2030. To that It took four weeks to restore the concrete stele. with lots of space to realise Social Distancing. Kiel. The handling and hygiene concepts for the effect, all the port areas, buildings and termi- Using a spray technique, the stele received a At the Cruise Terminal we jointly proved with terminals have been jointly developed to ensure nals are already supplied exclusively with 100 % new coating after some damaged spots in the TUI Cruises and in close cooperation with the safe processes. For the Ostseekai this means eco-power from regenerative sources. The port LUXEMBOURG concrete were refurbished. Now the stele shines authorities that a cautiously managed sea tou- that both the terminal buildings - Ostseekai 27 of Kiel reduces its energy consumption by uti- again in its original condition - same form, rism is possible even under Corona-Conditions. and 28 – are used together for handling one lising LED technology and is moreover electri- INTERMODAL Daniel Günther said: “Located on the interface colour and structure. The type of restoration ship at a time. Baggage drop-off, health ques- fying successively its passenger vehicle fleet. At the same time, we do not neglect our ambi- between continental Europe and the Baltic Sea was closely coordinated with the Monuments tionnaire surveying, check-in, security checks The latest example is a fully electric compact car tions regarding climate protection. The port of Looking at the hinterland transport sector of Region the ports of Schleswig-Holstein are an for the vehicle pool. Preservation Office of the State Capital City of and boarding are strictly separated in physical the port of Kiel, more and more cargo units are Kiel‘s second onshore power supply plant will integral part of European transport chains. Kiel. The „Sailor“ is among the rare remains terms. At all times, every stage offers sufficient transhipped by rail. The direct train connection start its operation this autumn. With its modern and efficient port infrastruc- from the days, when ferry traffic was still young space to keep the required minimum distance. between Kiel and Luxembourg, which operates I hope you enjoy reading our SK news! ture the port of Kiel contributes to strengthe- in Kiel. In addition to spatial separation in the termi- three times a week from Kiel, has a positive ning Germany’s competitiveness whilst it is also Yours, nals there is a time component and the separa- impact on this development. Thanks to the helping to the growth potential of our economic tion of embarking and disembarking guests that latest infrastructural improvement measures at IMPRINT area.” ensures safe cruise tourism. Dirk Claus: “The Kiel‘s shunting station, the trains have a length SEEHAFEN KIEL GmbH & Co. KG new handling concepts are sound and effective. The construction works for the new port apron Schwedenkai 1 | 24103 Kiel, Germany of 700 m each and consist of 21 carrying wagons T +49 (0)431 9822104 | F +49 (0)431 9822410 The second terminal building is of advantage in have taken two years and have required a total Dr Dirk Claus for trailers and containers. At the intermodal [email protected] the current situation as it offers lots of space.“ investment sum of about 7.78 million Euros. Managing Director transhipment hub of the Schwedenkai Termi- www.portofkiel.com nal, there is a direct connection to the ferries of 2 PORT OF KIEL NEWS | OCTOBER 2020 FJORD SHORE POWER 5G-PROJECT SCHWEDENKAI Stena Line will follow the Color Line shipping There is a special digitisation project which is company and will use onshore power in the port supposed to be realised at the Kiel Fjord in co- of Kiel. The first tests with the ferries “Stena operation with the PORT OF KIEL. Thanks to Germanica“ and “Stena Scandinavica“ have run the new mobile radio standard called 5G, not smoothly. The onshore power flows from the only passenger ferries will be enabled to cruise new substation at the Ostseekai to the medium- Stena Line departing to Gothenburg. This partly autonomously between the banks of the voltage substation at the Schwedenkai where service connects the Scandiavian markets via fjord in the first instance but also the opportu- also the switchgear units are located. The the intermodal hub in Bettembourg with central nities that 5G offers for the logistics sector will connection to the ship is established by using a Europe, France and Spain. be examined. crane and a plug-in connector. Stena Line uses this configuration already in the port of Gothenburg. SAILOR STATUE OSTSEEKAI Dear friends of the port of Kiel, OSTSEEKAI 28 OSTUFERHAFEN The concrete stele of the „Sailor“, a piece of art by Karlheinz Goedtke built in 1962 located at IN OPERATION PORT APRON Kiel‘s Ostseekai in front of the maritime mu- In Ostuferhafen, the aim will be to depict the seum at the Seegarten pier, has been compre- The new terminal building at Kiel‘s Cruise Ter- The PORT OF KIEL has redesigned the port timber imported from Russia in an even more hensively refurbished. To do so, a scaffolding minal, the so-called Ostseekai 28, has been put apron in Ostuferhafen, which is the freight and efficient way. The Economics Minister of was erected around the stele supporting the logistics centre on the fjord.