Abstract: A device for connecting a ship to a land-side supply grid includes a rail system having a guide channel, a cover designed to cover the guide channel and formed by a plurality of successive articulated cover plates and a land-side coupling unit mounted on the rail system for travel and designed for receiving a cable-connected ship-side plug. The coupling unit includes a lifting device designed to open the cover by opening the cover plates in a position-dependent manner, and a shield to protect an area of the guide channel opened by the lifting device against falling objects. A cable carrier cable-connects the coupling unit to the land-side supply grid. The cable carrier is arranged lying flat on a side in the guide channel and pivotable about a vertical bending axis.