(TAN): The year 2021 will see two new MSC Cruises ships come into service, MSC Virtuosa and MSC Seashore, which are being equipped with a wide range of latest-generation environmental technologies and equipment that will minimise their impact.
Both ships will feature hybrid exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) and cutting-edge selective catalytic reduction systems (SCR), achieving a 98% reduction of sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions and reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 90%. Their wastewater treatment systems have been designed in line with the International Maritime Organization’s MEPC 227(64) Resolution and achieve purification standards that are higher than most wastewater treatment facilities ashore.
As all MSC Cruises’ newbuilds, these ships will also be equipped with shore-to-ship power connectivity, allowing them to connect to local power grids while at berth at ports where this infrastructure is available.
[ALSO READ: Air India set to resume direct flight to Maldives, IndiGo adds flights]
MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago said, “Our long-term goal is to achieve a zero-impact cruise operation and this is the journey we are on today. As we work with our partners to identify new technologies that will bring us closer to this goal with each new ship that we build and bring into service, we continue to equip our ships with the latest and most effective technologies in the market.”
MSC Cruises has announced that it is partnering with several industry leaders in a research project that promotes low-carbon shipping by combining progressive energy technologies and innovative ship design.
Related posts:
MSC, Fincantieri, Snam partner to build first hydrogen-powered cruise ship
IHCL focussed on phasing out single-use plastics from its hotels, introduces water-bottling plants
Top hotel groups build inclusive sustainability framework accessible for all hotels of the world
University of Oxford, UNWTO, backed by easyJet holidays, plan to develop first ESG framework for tourism businesses
