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Copenhagen relies on green cruises: AIDAnova docks emission-free!
Copenhagen opened a new shore power facility on June 2, 2025 to sustainably promote emission-free cruise ship operations.
Copenhagen relies on green cruises: AIDAnova docks emission-free!
On June 2, 2025, the new shore power system at the Oceankaj Cruise Terminal in Copenhagen was officially put into operation. King Frederik X of Denmark pressed the symbolic inauguration button, marking a significant step towards zero-emission shipping. AIDAnova was the first cruise ship to turn off its on-board generators during its stay and draw emission-free electricity from the land. This time marks another milestone for sustainable cruising, as reported by numerous high-ranking guests at the ceremony, including EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and Denmark's Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen. Cruise practice highlights that Copenhagen is now the 14th port in Europe with a shore power connection for AIDA Cruises.
The importance of this facility was also emphasized by Felix Eichhorn, President of AIDA Cruises, who described it as an important step for the maritime energy transition. He pointed out that AIDA Cruises carried out a total of 360 shore power calls in 2024, which represents a fivefold increase compared to the previous year. For 2025, the company is planning over 500 calls with shore power, which will mean almost every second port stop in Northern Europe will have clean shore power.
Sustainable cruising and emissions reduction
Copenhagen aims to be an exemplary role in sustainable shipping with the Port of Copenhagen-Malmö aiming to achieve net-zero CO₂ emissions by 2025. The new shore power system enables the ships to be supplied with fossil-free energy during their berth, which means local emissions in the port can be reduced to almost zero. This not only benefits travelers, but is also an important contribution to the environment.
AIDA Cruises has also set itself ambitious goals and aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. To do this, the company invests in sustainable forms of energy, such as battery technology, biofuels and synthetic fuels. The experiences from other shore power ports such as Hamburg, Kiel, Oslo, Rotterdam and Southampton were incorporated into the planning of the Copenhagen facility Cruises.de reported.
A total of 73 calls by five AIDA ships are already planned in Copenhagen for 2025, making the port one of the most important cruise ports in Northern Europe. Barbara Scheel Agersnap, CEO of the Port of Copenhagen-Malmö, sees the shore power system as a central part of the sustainability strategy of the port and the region.