| It’s a shore thing!

THE Government of New South Wales has fast-tracked delivery of the world’s first 100% renewable energy shorepower precinct at White Bay Cruise Terminal (CW 22 Mar), which is expected to be ready for ships to plug into six months ahead of target.

The project will deliver one live shorepowered berth for cruise ships by the end of 2024, plus a further three berths for all ships by 2030.

“This is an exciting step forward and another significant milestone the Port Authority has achieved for the highly complex power project and moving towards Net Zero by 2040,” said NSW Minister for Transport David Elliott.

Carnival Corporation, operator of seven cruise lines, has already signed a letter of intent to use the shorepower.