Fill her up, Captain

Rather than running a generator, many ports now provide a ‘plug-in’ solution, whereby electricity from the local grid can be supplied to vessels where essential on-board services need to be powered up, especially if crew are on board.

SMS Towage will employ shore supply technology at Portsmouth (SMS - Portsmouth International Port)

Rather than running a generator, many ports now provide a ‘plug-in’ solution, whereby electricity from the local grid can be supplied to vessels where essential on-board services need to be powered up, especially if crew are on board.