{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Marine Vessel Cold Ironing (Onshore Power Supply)","description":"Onshore power supply (OPS), widely known as cold ironing, connects a berthed vessel to the shore-side electrical grid so its main engines and auxiliary generators can be shut down completely during the port call. The ship draws power from land rather than burning fuel at berth, cutting diesel consumption, sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions, and quayside noise substantially. The technology is well established at cruise and ferry terminals and is expanding to container berths, though retrofitting","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/marine-vessel-cold-ironing-onshore-power-supply","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T18:06:29.893056","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_ironing","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/marine-vessel-cold-ironing-onshore-power-supply","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Marine Vessel Cold Ironing (Onshore Power Supply) · Onshore power supply (OPS), widely known as cold ironing, connects a berthed vessel to the shore-side electrical grid so its main engines and auxiliary generators can be shut down completely during the port call. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_ironing"}