River cruise and inland passenger vessel operators now have more opportunity to embrace sustainable shipping using one incentive programme.

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PureBlue Water has joined the Green Award network as an incentive provider. Photo: Green Award

PureBlue Water has joined the Green Award network as an incentive provider. The company develops and produces a compact and automated sewage treatment system specially developed for river cruise and inland passenger vessels to help them comply with environmental regulations.

“The vessels that are equipped with PureBlue’s sewage system and are certified by the Green Award can benefit from PureBlue’s incentives that are connected to the Green Award program,” said Green Award.

By being part of the Green Award network, PureBlue Water endorses the idea of sustainability and rewards its river cruise and passenger vessels customers that are Green Award-certified with a discount of 5% for the basic service level agreement and consumables of the Innopack++ Marine.

Prevention of water pollution remains one of the critical issues for inland waterways and the treatment of the produced sewage onboard ships is a major environmental consideration.

Nearly 50 river cruise vessels have applied for Green Award certification since the beginning of 2020, said Green Award. This is expected to grow strongly in the coming year.