Coast signs an agreement with the port of Marseilles in topic of atmosphere and naval supplies



The crocieristica company Costa Crociere and the Harbour Authority of Marseilles have signed an agreement of partnership with the objective making of the French harbour port of call a port to the vanguard as for technologies for the reduction of the impact and to efficiency of the chain of supplying of the ships. The understanding previews a common engagement for the protection of the atmosphere, the creation of a warehouse dedicated and the development of a project of formation for officials of navigation and officials of car to Marseilles.

In particular, the intensification of the cooperation in three fields is previewed: greater control of the emissions of the ships through concerted actions, included the employment of advance systems of purification of drainage gases and uses it of the which liquified natural gas as fuel of the ships; the creation of a warehouse dedicated for indispensable materials and spare parts for the activities of repair and maintenance of the ships near the Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNM), a warehouse multiuser who will be made available to all the users in particular to the group Coast and the fleet of the Carnival group leader; the development of a project of formation for officials and engineers who wish to join to the fleet of the group Coast, with the creation of a specific marine professional training course to Marseilles.

With the agreement moreover Coast is engaged to employ from 2019 to Marseilles own ships and those of the AIDA Cruises brand fed to which liquified natural gas, as soon as they are delivered by the yards. Parallel the French Harbour Authority will study all the modalities possible in order to create a chain of supply of GNL from the terminals of Fos in order to offer to a sure and efficient service to the fleet of the group Coast in the region.

"Marseilles - it has emphasized Michael Thamm, managing director of the group Coast and Carnival Asia - is an absolutely strategic port for our operations in the western Mediterranean. We are pleased to continue and to strengthen ours partnership with Grand the Port Maritime de Marseille and the Chantier Naval de Marseille. This ambitious and innovative project reflect our desire clearly to support the Mediterranean region and to ulteriorly strengthen the specialistic territorial competences in the marine field".

"The port of Marseilles Fos - Christine Cabau Woehrel has declared, managing director of the Harbour Authority of Marseilles - receives with favor the subscription of this agreement. Thanks to this partnership the local excellence of the services of naval repair is valued, and represents also an opportunity for the official young people and French engineers in confront inside of the places of work of the fleet Costa and Carnival. And, above all, the port of Marseilles is proud to sign with the group Coast engages important in topic of reduction of the impact of the marine activity on the atmosphere and in particular on the quality of the air in terms of control of the emissions from the ships to the mooring".