Two Operators, five provisional operators and five new Associates have joined the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) at its first online annual meeting. Ice Trek and Scenic Expeditions have become IAATO operators, while Intrepid Travel, Residences at Sea, Students on Ice, Sur Expeditions [Read more...]
Hapag-LLoyd’s luxury cruise ship, ‘Europa 2’ has received certification for her cold ironing connection by class society DNV GL. This certificate is the result of undisrupted testing the compatibility of cold ironing. This is claimed to be the first instance of a cruise ship using [Read more...]
Stena Line has claimed to be 10 years ahead of the international shipping targets for reducing emissions. In the recently published sustainability overview ‘A Sustainable Journey’ the ferry company reported a reduction of both total CO2 emissions and per transported tonne on board the ferries. [Read more...]
Norsepower has installed a rotor sail on board Scandlines hybrid ropax ‘Copenhagen’. ’Copenhagen’ operates between Rostock, Germany and Gedser, Denmark and was retrofitted in Rostock during a scheduled overnight stop. Norsepower’s rotor sail unit fitted measured 30 m in height and 5 m in [Read more...]
The Norwegian Maritime Directorate (NMD) is seeking to extend the World Heritage Fjords zero discharge rules start up. According to the NMD, the ban should start in 2030 instead of 2026 as originally planned. This recommendation has reportedly been sent to the Norwegian Ministry of [Read more...]
Hapag-Lloyd’s (HL) ‘Europa 2’ is now using cold ironing while berthed at the Cruise Centre Altona in Hamburg. This involves providing shoreside electrical power to a ship at a berth while her main and auxiliary engines are switched off. In this trial phase, its undisrupted [Read more...]
Crystal River Cruises’ four vessels have been awarded Green Award certification. This certificate recognises ships that demonstrate exceptional safety and environmental standards. Green Award was set up in Rotterdam in 1994 to promote responsible environmental practices in deepsea vessels. Certification for inland shipping and river [Read more...]
Cruise Baltic has become the first cruise network to become completely paperless, the organisation claimed. The paperless initiative means that Cruise Baltic will not print any brochures or leaflets at all. The only printed materials the network has left are business cards, which are made [Read more...]
At the recent European Shipping Week, CLIA’s Secretary General, Tom Boardley, gave some perspectives on the industry. He said that this year, with the European Green Deal now tabled, the timing was a good opportunity to discuss the Commission’s proposed roadmap to a carbon neutral [Read more...]
A report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) claimed that the LNG fuelled ships engines, particularly in cruise ships, emit between 70% and 82% more life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the short-term compared to clean distillate fuels. The report, ‘The climate implications [Read more...]