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On 26 April to the Venice Passenger terminal the world-wide conference will hold on "cold ironing"
In the lagoon port of call it is in program the realization of a system in a position to feeding four ships at the same time
March 16, 2012
Next 26 April to the Venice Passenger terminal (VTP) of the port of Venice will hold the world-wide conference on "cold ironing". "The cold ironing - the managing director of VTP, Roberto Perocchio has remembered - it is a system of electric power supply of the ships from dock that allows therefore to extinguish the auxiliary engines of the berthed ships being eliminated the emissions".
The Venetian event is introduced by Robert Ashdown, production manager and environmental of the European Cruices Council (ETC), the association that represents the greater companies of cruise in Europe, near the stand of the Venice present Passenger terminal to the Seatrade Conference di Miami, the more world-wide proud important of the crocieristica that has been shut yesterday.
The port of Venice, with an agreement between Authority Portuale and ENEL undersigned at the beginning of 2010 ( on 2 February 2010), it has in program the realization of a system in a position to feeding four ships at the same time, with the objective to return the more and more compatible marine traffic with delicate natural environment and historian in which work.
"A strategy of indispensable green port - it has found Perocchio - also against the constant increase, confirmed from the numerous carried out encounters to Miami, of the crocieristici traffics that will interest the terminal of Marine also in the next season". Perocchio has announced that in the course of 2013, in fact, besides the confirmation of the programming of 2012 is previewed a presence still more important of the companies of cruise as for example the doubling of the presence of the Aida Cruises company, an increment of 40% of Carnival and an increase of 25% of MSC. "We have moreover the pleasure to announce - it has added - that in the 2013 port of Venice will accommodate the ship Disney Magic in an optical of diversification of the offer for the first time that we are for a long time pursuing".
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