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Valletta Cruise Port supporting switch to shoreside electrical power

Valletta Cruise Port is working to establish shoreside electricity infrastructure by supporting a €49.9m initiative spearheaded by Infrastructure Malta and Transport Malta.

Holly Payne, Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor

May 13, 2021

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The first of the two-phased project includes a €37m investment to provide shore power to the five main cruise ship quays of the Grand Harbour by the end of 2023. Excavation works have started for the underground electricity cables that will distribute electricity from an existing distribution centre to the quays at Valletta’s Grand Harbour. 

‘Despite the pause in cruising operations, it has been a busy time for us at Valletta Cruise Port where together with a number of stakeholders, we worked tirelessly on a number of initiatives, including a project for developing shore-to-ship electricity infrastructure in the Grand Harbour,’ said Stephen Xuereb, COO of Global Ports Holding and CEO of Valletta Cruise Port.

Environmental considerations 

Each quay will be supplied with shoreside transformers and shore-to-ship connection panels that enable ships to turn off their combustion engines and switch to electrical power at berth.

Preparing to welcome passengers

Viking plans to restart operations in the Mediterranean with Viking Venus and Viking Sea both sailing from Valletta. Maltese Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo remarked, ‘The way Viking Cruises will be operating is a clear example of how tourism and public health can work well together...American tourists will be spending time on our Islands which will positively impact our local economy.’

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About the Author

Holly Payne

Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor

Holly is Deputy Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review & Seatrade Cruise News and has experience managing a range of highly successful international business and consumer titles. With a flair for video reporting and a history of overseas work documenting people and places of diverse cultures, Holly brings a variety of skills to the Seatrade Cruise portfolio.

Holly’s academic credentials include oral and written Arabic language skills (intermediate-advanced), an MA Multimedia Journalism with NCTJ accreditation, and a BA (Hons) Degree in Classical and Archaeological Studies with English and American Literature.

 

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