The Hanseatic and University City of Rostock, AIDA Cruises and Rostock Port signed a letter of intent to promote environmentally friendly and sustainable cruise shipping on the Rostock. The agreement includes the construction of a shore power plant in Rostock-Warnemünde by 2020.
Namely, AIDA Cruises will power its ships that call to Rostock-Warnemünde with a shore power connection.
Manuela Schwesig, Prime Minister of Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania, stated:
Cruise tourism is of particular importance for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. We are proud that so many ships call our country and Warnemünde is the most important cruise ship destination in Germany today.
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This Green Cruising strategy will investing billions of euros in a sustainable cruise market, both in sustainable propulsion technologies such as LNG and shore power, and environmental management on board.
For his part, Felix Eichhorn, President of AIDA Cruises, believes that agreement will further develop cruise tourism in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and is an important step for AIDA to achieve an emission-free cruise.
In addition, Rostock’s Mayor, Roland Methling, mentioned that:
Shipping has to become more ecologically sustainable. Rostock is well advised, as the most important German Ostseekreuzfahrthafen and shipping company headquarters here to determine modern standards. This top position can only be expanded if we take even more ecological responsibility. In addition, a shore power connection will significantly contribute to the acceptance of cruise shipping on land.
