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‘Volendam’ tests biofuels
Holland America Line (HAL) has completed the cruise industry's first multi-week testing of biofuels on board ‘Volendam’ in Rotterdam. The 20-day trials were conducted in partnership with GoodFuels, a producer and supplier of sustainable biofuels for the transport [Read more...]
Virgin teams up with environmental suppliers
Virgin Voyages has committed to reduce its climate impact and set a global target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To help reach this goal, the cruise line has partnered with different brands who share the [Read more...]
Hurtigruten unveils first hybrid ship
Hurtigruten Norway has launched its first environmentally-upgraded battery-hybrid powered ship, ‘Richard With’. She is the first of seven in the Coastal Express fleet to be upgraded, and features technology that will significantly reduce both CO2 and Nitrogen oxides [Read more...]
New coalition to address LNG methane slip
Carnival Corp is one of seven companies who recently founded the Methane Abatement in Maritime (MAM) innovation initiative. This is a coalition of leading shipping companies who have joined together to identify, accelerate and advocate technology solutions for [Read more...]
Stockholm to get onshore power connections
Ports of Stockholm is building onshore power connection facilities for cruise ships at two city centre quays. This environmental initiative will result in significantly lower air pollution emissions in Stockholm and the Baltic Sea, the ports’ authority claimed. [Read more...]
PONANT’s exploration cruise vessel collects Arctic Ocean data.
German 4H-JENA engineering technicians completed the fitting of a FerryBox on PONANT’s ‘Le Commnadant Charcot’ during a stopover following her maiden voyage in Antarctica and prior to her first voyage to the North Pole. Sea water sensor and [Read more...]
Canada’s environment measures for cruise ships – a success
On 18th August, Transport Canada reported that the first results of a cruise ship environmental reporting scheme demonstrated that the industry has successfully implemented the new measures thus far this year. These new measures were introduced in April [Read more...]
Stena reduces emissions on its way to net zero
Stena Line has reduced its carbon emissions by 11% per tonne of cargo carried over each nautical mile, as well as achieving a reduction of 4% total ship emissions, compared to pre-Covid operations. The main contributor was the [Read more...]
Viking Line’s vessels’ emissions have decreased by a third in 15 years
Over the past 15 years, Viking Line has succeeded in reducing CO2 emissions from its vessels by nearly a third, the company claimed. Environmental investments have been made in the Baltic Sea’s climate-smart vessels and in the technology [Read more...]
Cruise ship operators doing too little for the environment – NABU
Shipping companies are still doing far too little to protect the environment, health and climate, according to NABU’s 10th environmental cruise ranking. NABU is the oldest and, with more than 875,000 members and sponsors (as of January, 2022), [Read more...]