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Adriana Trujillo

Sulfur Emissions Rules Mean Fewer Cruises, Carnival UK Chief Warns · Environm... - 0 views

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    Carnival UK says tighter sulfur emissions rules for ships may mean fewer cruises in northern Europe. The cruise company's CEO David Dingle told Travel Weekly that Carnival brands P&O Cruises and Cunard Line have already planned a 28 percent cut in Baltic and Norway cruises between 2013 and 2015.
Adriana Trujillo

Disney Gets an A, Carnival an F for Cruise Line Sewage Treatment · Environmen... - 0 views

  • Disney Cruise Line is the most environmentally responsible line, earning an A for sewage treatment and an overall A grade, according to Friends of the Earth’s 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card.
  • All four Disney ships have advanced sewage treatment systems and three are equipped to plug in to shore-based power, Friends of the Earth says.
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    Disney Cruise Line is the most environmentally responsible line, earning an A for sewage treatment and an overall A grade, according to Friends of the Earth's 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card.
Adriana Trujillo

Carnival Cruise Line's Newest Ship, Carnival Vista, Recognized by Lloyd's Register for ... - 2 views

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    Classification society Lloyd's Register has bestowed the "ECO Notation" designation on the new Carnival Vista, marking the first Carnival Cruise Line ship to achieve this distinction. The notation recognizes that the cruise line designed, built and operates Carnival Vista in a manner that exceeds current maritime statutory environmental regulations.
Adriana Trujillo

Which Cruise Companies Are Leading the Charge in Cutting Air Pollutants? - Environmenta... - 1 views

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    New International Maritime Organisation rules that take effect in 2020 will require cruise ships to reduce their emissions. In advance of these regulations, several cruise companies are already taking steps to reduce their environmental pollution, the Guardian reports.
Adriana Trujillo

Cruise Lines Give FOE's Report Card an F · Environmental Management & Energy ... - 0 views

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    Cruise Lines International Association's (CLIA) members - including Royal Caribbean International, Carnival and Disney Cruise Line - will no longer participate in Friends of the Earth's environmental survey.
Del Birmingham

Carnival to Build First-Ever LNG-Powered Cruise Ships · Environmental Leader ... - 0 views

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    arnival Corporation has signed a multi-billion dollar contract to build four next-generation cruise ships that will be the first in the cruise industry to be powered at sea by liquefied natural gas.
Adriana Trujillo

Cruise Lines Argue That Environment Report Unfairly Gives Them Bad Grades - Skift - 0 views

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    Disney Cruise Line earned an A grade from the group, which examined sewage treatment, air pollution reduction and water quality compliance.
Adriana Trujillo

Carnival cruises towards $2.5 billion in fuel savings | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    Efficiency measures are set to cut fuel consumption by a whopping billion gallons, significantly cutting the cruise operator's carbon footprint.
Adriana Trujillo

Disney Cruise Line Donates Used Cooking Oil to Help Power Fleet of Vehicles i... - 1 views

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    As part of our commitment to minimize waste whenever possible, Disney Cruise Line has donated more than 60,000 gallons of used cooking oil to Bahamas Waste Management since 2011 to help power their fleet of vehicles in Nassau.
Adriana Trujillo

Does Carnival's pollution tech signal big changes for the cruise industry? | Guardian S... - 0 views

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    Carnival, docked in the spotlight when it received the New Economy's Clean Tech Award for Best Marine Solutions Company. The award recognized Carnival's decision to install a new exhaust filtration system on its North American ships, at an estimated cost of $180m
Adriana Trujillo

Carnival to cut air pollution from cruise ships - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Carnival Corporation will spend $180 million to install scrubbers designed to reduce sulfur emissions on 32 ships. In return for installing the technology, the EPA will exempt the ships from its low-sulfur fuel mandate.
Adriana Trujillo

Carnival Corporation Finalizes Contract with Meyer Werft to Build Four Next-Generation ... - 1 views

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    Carnival Corporation signed a multi-billion dollar contract to build 4 liquefied natural gas-powered ships with the largest guest capacity in the world.
Adriana Trujillo

Royal Caribbean Supports Gestation-Crate-Free Pork · Environmental Management... - 0 views

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    Royal Caribbean Cruises wants its pork suppliers to detail their efforts to eliminate gestation crates used to confine pregnant pigs.
Adriana Trujillo

Royal Caribbean Retrofitting 19 Ships With Sulfur Dioxide Scrubbers | Sustainable Brands - 1 views

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    Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced it will retrofit 19 of its ships with advanced emissions purification (AEP) systems, also known as scrubbers, which will remove more than 97 percent of the sulfur dioxide emissions generated by the ships' diesel engines.
Adriana Trujillo

Pressure builds on shipping industry to set carbon targets | Reuters - 0 views

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    Shipowners are increasing pressure on the International Maritime Organization to craft carbon dioxide limits to help curb climate change. Critics contend IMO is moving too slowly, while the IMO says it needs to gather data to make an informed decision.
Adriana Trujillo

News Release - Carnival Corporation - 1 views

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    Leisure travel company Carnival Corporation has installed Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems on 60 ships to cut sulfur emissions across its global fleet. The company has invested $400 million toward the effort to date and plans to install the systems on more than 85 vessels across its fleet through 2020.
Adriana Trujillo

Ports Offer Financial Incentives to Lower Ships' GHGs · Environmental Managem... - 0 views

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    Canada's two largest west coast ports are offering financial incentives to the most efficient vessels that enter the ports. Port Metro Vancouver's Eco-Action program and Prince Rupert Port Authority's (PRPA's) Green Wave program will reward ship owners based on the Carbon War Room's A to G Greenhouse Gas Emissions rating, which benchmarks the energy efficiency of shipping fleets.
Adriana Trujillo

Maritime Fuel Regulation Will Increase Pollution, Group Says · Environmental ... - 0 views

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    A new maritime fuel regulation from the EPA could crowd roads and increase onshore air pollution, according to a shipping group. The rule requires the use of high-cost, ultra-low sulfur fuels in ships operating within the 200 nautical mile boundary of the North American Emission Control Area (ECA).
Adriana Trujillo

Port of Long Beach named world's 'Best Green Seaport' - 0 views

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    The Port of Long Beach was named the world's Best Green Seaport this week at the 28th annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards in Shanghai by Chinese trade publication Cargonews Asia.
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