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Cruise operator MSC has announced that starting at the end of May, two of its ships will begin using shore power in an attempt to cut emissions.
| 29 Apr 2022
Cruise operator MSC has announced that starting at the end of May, two of its ships will begin using shore power in an attempt to cut emissions.
Both the MSC Virtuosa and the MSC Poesia will plug into the mains at the ports of Southampton, UK, and Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany. Using this form of power will allow the ships to turn off their engines and connect to local electric power to run their onboard systems while docked. Not only will the process cut emissions, but it will also reduce noise and vibration levels.
“We at MSC Cruises are continuously striving to improve our environmental footprint, and shore power allows us to do so by drastically reducing our ships’ emissions while berthed,” said MSC Cruises director of sustainability Linden Coppell.
“We need more ports in other key markets in Europe to introduce shore power as quickly as possible, thus joining our efforts towards net zero emissions by 2050 and greatly reducing our local air emissions.”
MSC has also signed a memorandum of understanding with Cruise Baltic to look at the use of shore power in the Baltic region as soon as possible and no later than 1 January 2024. By the end of this year, 11 of MSC’s 21 ships will have the capability to draw power from external sources.
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