Ports using OPS

Ports using OPS OPS systems have been developed in North America as well as Europe for seagoing ships. As the following table illustrates, the absence of pertinent standards and differences in electrical layouts of grids and ships have resulted in differences in several aspects.  

 

Port	Country	High Voltage	Low voltage	Frequency
Antwerp	Belgium	6.6 kV		50 Hz/60 Hz
Goteborg	Sweden	6.6 kV/10 kV	400 V	50 Hz
Helsingborg	Sweden		400 V/440 V	50 Hz
Stockholm	Sweden		400 V/690 V	50 Hz
Piteå	Sweden	6 kV		50 Hz
Kemi	Finland	6.6 kV		50 Hz
Oulu	Finland	6.6 kV		50 Hz
Kotka	Finland	6.6 kV		50 Hz
Lübeck	Germany	6.6 kV		50 Hz
Zeebrugge	Belgium	6.6kV		50 Hz
Los Angeles	U.S.A	6.6 kV/11 kV		60 Hz
Long Beach	U.S.A	6.6 kV	480 V	60Hz
San Francisco	U.S.A	6.6 kV/11 kV		60Hz
San Diego	U.S.A	6.6 kV/11 kV		60Hz
Seatlle	U.S.A	6.6 kV/11 kV		60 Hz
Juneau	U.S.A	6.6 kV/11 kV		60 Hz
Pittsburg	U.S.A		440 V	60 Hz
Vancouver	Canada

The power of the installations in the various ports depends on the power requirements of the ships calling. For an overview of average power requirements, click here.

Recent developments
Several ports are currently implementing OPS, thus extending the scope of its application. These include:

-the Port of Le Havre (France)
-the Port of Marseille (France)
-the Port of Civitavecchia (Italy)