DIARIO DEL PUERTO Relaunch 13 science for a safe and healthy return to cruising, has been developed in conjunction with a diverse group of globally recognized experts and will be continually enhanced, modified and refined using the best available science and technology,” explains Norwegian Cruise Line’s Managing Director Europe, Kevin Bubolz. FUEL Additionally, in line with their goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, cruise lines are beginning to look for alternatives to traditional fuels and are investing heavily in ships equipped with systems that can use other fuels such as biodiesel, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen and electric batteries, as well as LNG. But what the industry is undoubtedly aspiring to is to operate fully electric ships. ”At Costa Cruises we are pioneers in the industry and we are working to make progress with technological partners that help us to move closer to running allelectric ships in the future,” says Luigi Stefanelli, General Manager of Costa Cruises for Spain and Portugal. BARRIERS However, the industry is encountering technological, logistics, di s t r i but i on and regul atory barriers which are hampering the development of alternative fuels and their widespread use. Therefore, the main challenge for cruise lines, in addition to full recovery, is to include these emissionneutral fuels in order to meet global environmental targets. ”The cruise industry is driving sustainable maritime innovation, which will be key to the decarbonization of transport,” says CLIA. In this regard, MSC Cruises has taken the lead and is already actively involved in several projects to develop and make new sustainable technologies viable. An example of this is the project it is developing in conjunction with Fincantieri and SNAM to study the use of hydrogen as a fuel on cruise ships. Moreover, technology is also a great ally in eliminating waste at sea and generating a circular economy in which natural resources are used to operate ships. “At Costa, we have incorporated multiple innovations such as processes for the selective collection of 100% of waste, and technologies to transform seawater into desalination plants that meet al l of the ship’s water needs, including an intelligent energy efficiency system on board that minimizes energy consumption,” says Stefanelli. For his part , MSC Cruises’ Managing Di rec tor in Spain, Fernando Pacheco , explained that its cruise ships have already implemented ”advanced next - generation wastewater treatment systems, as well as an underwater radiated noise management system to minimize the effects of vibrations on marine life and multiple energy efficiency features to help reduce and optimize engine usage”, in order to reduce their environmental impact. At Costa Cruises we are pioneers in the industry and we are working to make progress with technological partners that help us to move closer to running allelectric ships in the future Luigi Stefanelli Costa Cruises
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