REGBES was founded in Rotterdam in 2022 with a single conviction: the maritime industry's transition to zero-emission operations shouldn't be held back by the last few metres of cable between a port and a ship.
Port electrification is accelerating. EU regulations, zero-emission shipping targets, and the rapid growth of electric vessel fleets are creating real demand for shore power at scale. But the bottleneck isn't the grid connection or the vessel battery — it's the last few metres of cable between the quay and the ship.
"Shore power should work reliably at scale — for every vessel type, at every berth, without manual handling, without custom engineering per installation."
That's the problem REGBES was founded to solve. We deliver complete shore power solutions — from cable reels and cable management systems to autonomous robotic charging interfaces and full onshore power supply (OPS) installations. Our end-to-end approach means port operators and vessel owners get everything they need from a single partner: the hardware, the intelligence, and the integration support to make shore power work reliably at scale.
We are a seed-stage deep-tech company, active as a partner in EU Horizon Europe and Rotterdam Municipality-funded projects. We move fast, we build real things, and we take the engineering seriously.
All REGBES products are designed to comply with IEC 80005-1, IEC 80005-2, and IEC 80005-3 — the international standards governing high and low voltage shore connection systems.
REGBES is an active partner in EU Horizon Europe-funded projects — including BlueBARGE (led by the American Bureau of Shipping) and Hy2FISH — evaluated through competitive European research programmes.
REGBES has delivered commercial shore power installations to MARDAS Container Terminal in Istanbul and provided power management engineering to TEDEG, a Turkish defence R&D company.
The REGBES autonomous robotic charging interface is the subject of a pending patent — covering image-processing guided alignment and automated connection for shore-to-ship power transfer.
Rotterdam is Europe's largest port and the centre of the continent's maritime energy transition — giving REGBES direct access to port operators, vessel owners, and the regulatory ecosystem driving European maritime electrification.
Whether you're planning a shore power installation, developing a vessel, or looking for an R&D partner — talk to the REGBES team. We work with port operators, vessel owners, and systems integrators across Europe and beyond.