Cruise – Page 6
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NewsDover gives Princess ‘SEA’ award
The Port of Dover has presented Princess Cruises’ ‘Pacific Princess’ with its Safety Environment Awareness ‘SEA’ Award.
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NewsLondon ship emissions monitoring underway
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has funded an GB£80,000 network of air pollution monitors that will record the effect of emissions locally from cruise ships docking in Greenwich, London this summer.
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NewsMediterranean LNG strategy fit
Plans for LNG infrastructure at Cagliari are part of a much larger programme underway in the Mediterranean, as Valeria Mangarotti explains.
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NewsCagliari set for alternative energy role
Sardinia is set to become an LNG hub. Massimo Deiana, chairman of the Sardinian Port Authority System, explains what this means for Cagliari and the island’s other cruise ports
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NewsSeattle seeks shore power partner
A new single berth cruise terminal with access to shore power at the Port of Seattle is moving closer towards becoming operational as a partner to develop and operate it is sought.
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NewsElectric trucks drive down cruise footprint
Solent Stevedores has invested GB£1m into 33 electric counter balance forklift trucks from STILL Materials Handling to help reduce emissions at the Port of Southampton ahead of the 2019 cruise season.
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NewsCruise not to blame for NO2, finds study
Air quality monitors used at the Port of Kiel to measure emissions of nitrous oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM) around its cruise ship terminal have shown that cruise ships are not responsible for high levels of NO2.
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NewsPartnering for green cruise in Southampton
As a major turnaround port for cruise operations in Europe, the Port of Southampton can handle the world’s biggest cruise ships with 500 cruise calls per year at its four cruise terminals. Michele Witthaus finds out how the port ensures sustainable operations.
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NewsCavotec supports greener Chinese cruise
Cavotec shore power technologies are playing a key role in delivering substantial sustainability savings to ports in China.
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NewsUK’s first carbon neutral terminal helping renewable electricity production at Southampton
ABP Southampton has installed more than 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels on the Port of Southampton’s largest cruise terminal to make it carbon neutral as part of a programme to invest more than GB£1m in solar energy on ABP-owned buildings.
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NewsSingapore leads on responsible ASEAN cruise policy
Singapore is on a path to enhance its port operations sustainability. Michele Witthaus learns what that means for the city’s cruise business.
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NewsBarcelona commits to encourage sustainable cruising
The Port of Barcelona has set out its commitment to sustainability the environment and innovation as it works to further develop its cruise activity.
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NewsDurban plans for sustainable cruise
Michele Witthaus finds out about South Africa’’s proposed new sustainable KwaZulu Cruise Terminal at the Port of Durban.
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NewsCharleston terminal pollution claim dismissed
A legal attempt to block the building of a cruise ship terminal in Charleston on environmental grounds has been rejected.
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NewsSustainable cruise in polar bear country
Michele Witthaus talks to organisations active in increasing sustainability in cruise tourism in the Arctic port of Longyearbyen.
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NewsHybrid solution to reduce Antarctic emissions
The owners of an Antarctic cruise ship aim to reduce its emissions through a hybrid power electric and propulsion system.
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NewsThe LNG advantage
In the first of a series of reports on sustainable cruise ports, Michele Witthaus talks to Jordi Vila of the Port of Barcelona about how the port’s environmental initiatives benefit cruise operators.
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NewsTallinn to build sustainable cruise terminal
Port of Tallinn has declared it plans to build a new terminal for cruise tourists with a sustainable focus throughout.
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NewsEcoship builder confirmed
Japan’s Peace Boat cruise organisation says it will construct its unique Ecoship green concept cruise vessel with the Finnish shipbuilder Arctech.
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NewsEfficient cruise terminal development
The international engineering consultancy Ramboll has been appointed to lead a highly skilled technical team developing a new efficient cruise terminal facility on the UK’s River Mersey.
