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 Carnival Corporation  announced its 2020 sustainability goals, reinforcing its commitment to the environment, guests, employees and communities.With 10 global brands, 100 ships and 11 million annual guests, the company has established 10 major goals for reducing its environmental footprint over the next five years, while enhancing the health, safety and security of its guests and crewmembers, and ensuring sustainable business practices across its brands, business partners and suppliers. View Carnival Corporation's full 2020 sustainability goals infographic here."Across our 10 brands, we host millions of guests a year and visit 725 ports of call around the world, and the health and vitality of the oceans, seas and communities through which we travel is absolutely essential to our business," said Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation."That makes protecting the environment one of our most critical areas of focus as a corporation, and it is why it is important for us to publicly communicate our sustainability goals."Added Donald: "All of our 120,000 employees not only take great pride in making sure our guests have the vacation of a lifetime, but we are all deeply committed to protecting the oceans and seas, which is where many of our employees live and work for a ...

   Clean Air Engineering-Maritime announced it has received California Air Resources Board (CARB) approval for the first commercially ready ship emissions capturing system called the Maritime Emissions Treatment System (METS). A New Alternative to Shore Power, METS-1 Developed at Port of Los Angeles Captures 90 Percent of At-Berth Emissions The METS-1 is CAEM’s first-generation system. It is mounted and deployed from a barge that is positioned alongside ships berthed at the Port of Los Angeles. The system is positioned over vessels’ smoke stacks and captures and treats more than 90 percent of particulate (PM), NOx, SO2, and related diesel pollutants emitted. The proprietary treatment technology was developed in collaboration with Tri-Mer Corporation of Owosso, Mich., the world’s largest supplier of catalytic ceramic filter systems. METS is the first CARB-approved alternative to “plugging in” to shore-side power -- also called cold-ironing or Alternative Maritime Power -- which is the current standard for meeting California’s “Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Auxiliary Diesel Engines Operated on Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth in a California Port” (At-Berth) regulation. Since January 1, 2014, vessel operators not complying with the regulation run the risk of not meeting these emissions standards and being hit with significant fines. “The METS-1 will ...

The Port of Seattle presented its Green Gateway Partners Awards, which recognize the comprehensive environmental achievements of the port's cruise and containership lines. This year's award winners are Maersk Line, COSCO Container Lines America's Inc., Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, and Holland America Line. "These awards show that maritime businesses are doing the right thing for the environment every day," said Tay Yoshitani, Port of Seattle CEO. "Their efforts have removed hundreds of tons of pollutants from Puget Sound air." The name of the awards - Green Gateway Partners - compliments the Port of Seattle's role as the Green Gateway for maritime trade between Asia and the American Heartland. A study released in 2009 showed that for cargo originating in much of Asia and bound for a wide range of destinations across the United States, routes through Seattle resulted in lower carbon emissions than other routes. The Green Gateway Partners Awards set as a minimum requirement participation in the Port's At-Berth Clean Fuels program or use of shore power. These and other environmental activities are assigned point values. Depending on the number of points earned, Green Gateway Partners can achieve one of four recognition levels - platinum, ...

In 2008, California adopted a unique worldwide regulation mandating ships to connect to shore electrical power when docking at Californian ports: this is called "Cold Ironing" or AMP (Alternative Maritime power). Starting 2014, 50% of the vessels must be equipped with a target of 80% by 2020.The CMA CGM Group, involved in the preservation of the environement, installed the first device on the CMA CGM LIBRA (11 400 TEUs), deployed on the PEARL RIVER service.The ship has been connected successfully on January 19th at the port of Long Beach Pier J for its first stop of the year, setting the CMA CGM Group in accordance with requirements of the CARB calendar (California Air Resources Board) and creating the 1st cold ironing connection of a ship to this Long Beach terminal.Cold ironingor alternative maritime power (AMP), or shore power is the process of providing shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. Cold ironing permits emergency equipment, refrigeration, cooling, heating, lighting and other equipment to receive continuous electrical power while the ship loads or unloads its cargo. The U.S. State of California is requiring a percentage of ships calling there to use shore power by 2014. The Port of Oakland is implementing a High Voltage ...

In 2008, California adopted a unique worldwide regulation mandating ships to connect to shore electrical power when docking at Californian ports

Energy efficient measure for Californian ports In this video, Mrs Phoebe Chongchua of Live Fit Magazine shows how cold ironing is providing vessels with shore power. This segment made possible by SDG&E, The Port of San Diego, and The Green Business Network.The Green Business Network is an integrated energy efficiency and sustainability effort spearheaded by the Port of San Diego and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E).Members of the Network which include Port tenant restaurants, marinas, hotels and attractions all striving to reduce their environmental impact by taking advantage of free technical assistance, attending monthly training on green business tactics, and sharing best practices with fellow businesses.

Air quality is a major public health concern in California which affects all sectors and in particular transportation. In 2008, California adopted a unique worldwide regulation mandating ships to connect to shore electrical power when docking at Californian ports: this is called "Cold Ironing" or AMP (Alternative Maritime power). Starting 2014, 50% of the vessels must be equipped with a target of 80% by 2020. The objective is to suppress harmful emissions of diesel engines (whether main or auxiliary) when the ships are docked. In order to achieve this goal, instead of using the ship's power station, the electricity needed to power the equipment on Board (reefers, lighting, electronics...) is being provided by a 6600V connection to the ground. Moreover, 6 ships deployed on transpacific services will be equipped with a "mobile container solution, making Cold Ironing (or AMP) a modular practice. This mobile solution can possibly be moved onto other ships fitted upon request, thus making Cold Ironing a practice that is flexible and easy to deploy. As an example, if a ship were to change line, the solution can be installed on another ship. The CMA CGM Group, involved in the preservation of the environement, installed the first ...

In 2008, California adopted a unique worldwide regulation mandating ships to connect to shore electrical power when docking at Californian ports: this is called "Cold Ironing"

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