Zero emission terminal

A zero emission terminal is a port terminal designed to produce no direct (Scope 1) greenhouse-gas or pollutant emissions from its own operations, achieved through battery or hydrogen handling equipment, electrified cranes, and shore power supplied to berthed ships in place of auxiliary engines. Drivers include IMO and EU climate targets and the AFIR shore-power mandate at core TEN-T ports by 2030. Reaching the target needs grid reinforcement, onshore power supply at every berth, charging or refueling infrastructure for yard equipment, and often on-site renewable generation. It is the terminal-scale objective inside a port’s wider energy-transition and green-port programme.