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Mer opens fast chargers to electrify traffic in the Port of Hamburg

The electrification of the Port of Hamburg is progressing: The opening of new fast-charging stations by Mer at the Cruise Center Steinwerder has now taken place, with support from Iveco and the Ministry of Transport. This is intended to make at least the supply of cruise ships more sustainable.

Power provider at the port: Mario Männlein, Head of Alternative Drives at Iveco Magirus AG, speaks at a press event for the opening of a charging hub for electric trucks at the Cruise Center Steinwerder Hamburg next to an electric truck "Iveco S-way" at a charging station. | Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa
Power provider at the port: Mario Männlein, Head of Alternative Drives at Iveco Magirus AG, speaks at a press event for the opening of a charging hub for electric trucks at the Cruise Center Steinwerder Hamburg next to an electric truck "Iveco S-way" at a charging station. | Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa
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von Johannes Reichel

Mer Germany has opened the first fast charging points at the Cruise Center Steinwerder in the Port of Hamburg. The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) provided funding for this. The project was implemented with the support of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), its subsidiary Cruise Gate Hamburg (CGH), and the commercial vehicle and truck manufacturer Iveco. The fast charging points are intended to contribute to the electrification of the Port of Hamburg and sustainable logistics for the supply of cruise ships, and to provide the project partnership with important research data for future traffic flows and charging needs.

With a capacity of up to 300 kW, a total of six so-called CCS2 fast charging points are available at the Cruise Center Steinwerder for daily transport and logistics operations in the port. The location was deliberately chosen with regard to freight traffic so that particularly tractor units do not have to unhitch. A technical expansion in the event of increased demand is possible at any time, according to the provider. The electricity used comes 100 percent from sustainable energy sources.

"The Port of Hamburg, as Germany's largest handling location for goods, with its immense challenges in transport and logistics, is an ideal place to demonstrate how the electrification of freight logistics can also work. We at Mer are pleased to support the Hamburg Port Authority in achieving their environmental protection goals as quickly and efficiently as possible," says Jessica Schneider, Director Private Charging, Mer Germany.

Friedrich Stuhrmann, Chief Commercial Officer, at the HPA sees the testing and implementation of zero-emission road transport for the Port of Hamburg as an important contribution to advancing decarbonization and making a significant contribution to the topic of climate protection. A key prerequisite for this is a powerful charging infrastructure for trucks.

"We are very pleased that this forward-looking cooperation is now being realized on our premises and that we can not only support the electrification of the Port of Hamburg itself, but also offer our service providers in cruise logistics an attractive option for decarbonization," says Iris Scheel, Managing Director at CGH.

Mario Männlein, Head of Alternative Propulsion at Iveco Magirus AG, sees the opening of the first subsidized fast-charging stations in the Port of Hamburg as "a strong signal for the future of electromobility in the commercial vehicle sector." In addition to electric commercial vehicles, they also want to actively help shape the charging infrastructure. The acquisition of the charging infrastructure was funded with a total of around 262,000 euros by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport as part of the guideline on the promotion of light and heavy commercial vehicles with alternative, climate-friendly drives and the associated refueling and charging infrastructure (KsNI). The funding directive is coordinated by NOW GmbH, and applications are approved by the Federal Logistics and Mobility Office.Translated automatically from German.

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