Several global shipping lines announced the reorganization of services and vessel-sharing agreements as early as 2024, with the aim of ensuring more reliable and optimized maritime transport adapted to modern supply chain trends. The two shipping companies have included 57 services with a total of 340 vessels in their global network, many of them powered by alternative fuels. The weekly service between Asia and the Adriatic, jointly operated by the two carriers, connects Shanghai, Ningbo, Tanjung Pelepas, Salalah, and Port Said, followed by Koper as the first port of call in the Adriatic, and Rijeka. On the return voyage to Asia, vessels also call at Sri Lanka, while for the time being they continue to follow the safer route around Africa.
With a length of 368.5 meters, Al Nasriyah is the longest vessel ever berthed at the Container Terminal, surpassing the previous record holder by just over one meter. It is a modern vessel with a capacity of 15,000 TEUs and is already equipped with an on-shore power supply (OPS) system. As is well known, the Port of Koper plans to electrify operational quays in the coming years, which will significantly reduce noise and emissions during vessel calls. In the first phase of the project, by 2029, OPS connections will be enabled for container and passenger vessels. In cooperation with the company ELES, activities are underway to construct a 110 kV power line from Dekani to the port and a distribution transformer station within the port area.
The OPS unit for connection to the shore power grid is installed above the ship’s stern.
