Cruise Lines & Sustainability: Updates from the Global Cruise Industry
byDori Saltzman/With COVID-19 slowly fading in the rear view mirror – at least from the perspective of the impact on the cruise industry – cruise lines made a concerted effort to focus on more positive messaging at last month’s Seatrade Cruise Global conference. In particular, the industry moved the spotlight firmly onto sustainability, announcing a global commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.
“We haven’t taken our eyes off the long-term target to be truly sustainable,” Pierfrancesco Vago told Seatrade attendees. Vago is the executive chairman, cruise division at MSC Group, and is currently serving as global chair of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). “Our industry’s resolve to be a leader in sustainability never changed during the pandemic.”
除了承诺在2050年进行净碳排放巡航外,所有远洋CLIA成员都同意,到2035年,所有在港口打电话给Shoreside Electrictility(SSE)的船只都可以使用它,允许发动机能够使用它停靠在港口时关闭。
目前,32%的全球巡航舰队都适用于岸上电力(如果有)。到2027年,该百分比将超过两倍,其中66%的全球巡航队配备了岸边电力。
“In this way, we are acting now to reduce and eliminate emissions in port, which provides immediate benefits to local communities,” said Kelly Craighead, president and CEO of CLIA, during the Seatrade keynote session.
该行业的其他投资包括液化天然气(LNG)等低排放燃料,到2027年,该燃料将为全球邮轮机队的新容量的一半以上的供应,以及对混合技术等替代能源,合成燃料等替代能源的研究。和燃料电池,例如锂离子电池存储。
Other sustainability-related investments by cruise lines, Craighead said, relate to reducing onboard waste and preventing over-tourism in oversaturated markets.
Within the cruise industry, CLIA isn’t alone in making sustainability-related announcements. Here are a few other highlights of sustainability innovations recently announced.
皇家加勒比人承诺到2035年净零邮轮
Over the next 18 to 24 months, Royal Caribbean group, parent company of Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises, will develop a series of emission-related goals, all with the intent of delivering a net zero cruise ship by 2035.
该公司致力于实现可衡量目标的关注是基于其设计和运营一些海上最节能的船只的记录。使用各种新技术,将每艘新船添加到皇家加勒比集团车队中的效率比其前任高20%至25%。
该线路打算通过能源效率,替代燃料和电力解决方案以及优化基于战略海岸的供应链的优化部署和整合来达到零排放。
Carnival Corp Rolls out Food Waste Biodigesters
Carnival Corp has completed the installation of nearly 600 food waste biodigesters across its global fleet in order to facilitate food waste management and reduction. The biodigesters were added to ships across the company’s nine cruise line brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess, Holland America, Seabourn, and Cunard. CCL, for instance, has biodigesters on all of its ships.
该技术使用每台机器内部的天然有氧消化过程,使用有益微生物的混合物有效地分解食物垃圾,从而使系统能够处理人类可以消费的任何东西。能够每天24小时运作,生物生物植物已经战略性地放置在船舶的关键区域,在那里处理食物,使机组人员管理和控制食物浪费的效率更容易,更有效。这些机器还可以淘汰非食品和其他材料,意外将其与食物垃圾混合在一起,从而提供额外的环境保护层。
The biodigesters are part of a corporate-wide initiative to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030. Other goals the company is working toward include sending 100% of waste to waste-to-energy facilities by 2050 and to partner with primary vendors to ensure near 100% reuse of packaging materials, also by 2050.
可持续的海岸游览
MSC Cruises has made changes to its summer shore excursions offerings as way of increasing its contributions to the cruise industry’s sustainability. Among the changes are more low-carbon tours in the Caribbean and Europe, including 150 bicycle tours in 21 countries; increased use of hybrid and electric buses to shuttle guests in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Spain and Sweden; and more “Protectours.”
在2022夏季开始时,将在20个港口提供保护措施,并在季节结束时扩大到90个港口。由于步行,徒步旅行,骑自行车,划独木舟和皮划艇的数量增加,这些旅行中有多达70%的环境影响将产生较低的环境影响。和物种。一次这样的巡回演出使巡洋舰有机会在希腊的罗德岛上种树,而另一个参与者则在鹿特丹学习城市农业和养蜂业。
Nuclear-Powered Zero Emission Expedition Ships?
At last months’ Seatrade, ship design firm Ulstein revealed designs for a nuclear-powered zero-emission expedition cruise ship. Called the Ulstein SIF, the Ice Class 1C vessel would use next-generation batteries, which would be charged using a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor. The Thorium MSR – a type of nuclear reactor – would be located on a service ship (nicknamed Thor) that accompanied the expedition ship.
SIF探险船将容纳80人passengers and 80 crew, offering silent, zero-emission expedition cruises to remote areas, including Arctic and Antarctic waters. The Thor service ship, which can double as a rescue ship should the need arise, would feature helicopter pads, firefighting equipment, rescue booms, workboats, autonomous surface vehicles and airborne drones, cranes, laboratories, and a lecture lounge.
Ulstein is best known for designing X-BOW expedition ships that you can find sailing for Lindblad Expeditions and Aurora Expeditions.