Drawing: STX Finland
Cruise ships are becoming
environmentally friendly
Many modern cruise ships are being built to meet highly ecological
to only 0.1 percent by the year 2015. Fuels
specifications. A number of new-generation cruise ferries are even
that meet such specifications are in short
specially designed for operatation in delicate maritime environments.
supply and highly expensive.
What’s more, measures are being taken to reduce aerial and wastewater
emissions of cruise ships.
NEW LNG CRUISE SHIP
READY FOR USE IN 2013
Cruise ship operators are now starting to
O
ne of the reasons for the fresh wave
been designated Emission Control Areas
look for alternative fuels that are feasible
of environmentally-friendly thinking
by IMO. In the near future, ships operat-
for modern ships and at the same time
aboard and around cruise ships is Inter-
ing in those areas are facing strict limits
environmentally friendly. This may call for
national Maritime Organisation (IMO), or
for sulphur dioxide emissions. This means
new design principles for new-generation
more specifically its new regulations con-
that new types of ship fuel supplies that
cruise ferries.
cerning vessels operating in environmen-
are compatible with the new regulations
tally sensitive areas.
will need to be developed.
STX Finland Oy and Viking Line have
signed a preliminary agreement for the
Certain maritime environments, such
The sulphur content in ship fuels in
construction of an innovative LNG pow-
as the Baltic Sea and North Sea, have
the Baltic Sea region are to be cut down
ered cruise ferry for Viking Line. LNG, or
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