Saturday in the port of Marseille-Fos, in the presence of the minister Philippe Tabarot Transport, cold ironing capable of connecting three large ships simultaneously to the shore power grid, with the aim of eliminating emissions produced by on-board engines. These are plants of the total power of 108 MW built as part of the project CENAQ (Ships at Quayside Electrical Connection - Zero Smoke Port Call) with works lasting two years and an investment of 210 million euros.

Marseille-Fos was the first French port to offer 50 Hz high-voltage connections for ferries bound for Corsica that stop at the airport, a system that was then extended to international routes to the Maghreb.

On the occasion of the inauguration on Saturday, the Authority Port of Marseille-Fos highlighted that the port is in four years ahead of European regulations that predict that by 2030 90% of calls in ship ports passengers and container ships can use the power supply electric floor-standing.