Hurtigruten and Bergen Harbour connect

In March 2017 Hurtigruten ordered a 2 MW, 1 kV PLUG solution from NG3 for Hurtigruten Spitsbergen and the Bergen terminal. An additional order to equip Kong Harald followed.

The main challenge was to develop a very compact ship-side solution, and a quay-side solution flexible enough to work with other Hurtigruten vessels calling in Bergen and other ports along the coast.

NG3 proposed a 2000 A, 1 kV contact technology which, among other benefits, avoids the need for an onboard step-down transformer.

To match the vessels' different shore power interfaces, the Bergen quay-side interface was built with a mast mounted on a moving platform. The connection process is automated, so shore power can be established from the first to the last minute of the call.