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MSC Cruises has joined to the memorandum "Gulf of the Poets"
It is face to improve the environmental impact of the cruise ships in the port of
October 21, 2019
MSC Cruises has joined today to the memorandum "Gulf of the Poets" adopted with the objective to improve the environmental impact of the cruise ships in the port of, port of call that is one of the main landings place of the ships of the crocieristica company that this year will altogether carry you about 152 thousand fleeting, in increase of +35% regarding 2018
"The signature of this important agreement - it has emphasized Michele Francioni, senior vice president of MSC Cruises - testifies the strong, constant engagement and determined of our company for the continuous improvement of the ecological impact of own activities, it is in sea that to earth. Thanks to the adoption of technologies to the vanguard, in last the 10 years we have reduced almost 30% the emissions for carbon dioxide passenger of our fleet and this year we will diminish of 43%, regarding 2018, the sulfureous anhydride emissions. With the commissioning of the five new ships fed to LNG, that they have demanded investments for beyond five billions of euro, the sulfur oxide emissions will be cut of 98% and those of nitrogen oxide of 85%. At last, thanks to the presence of a system of electrification from earth on all our more recent ships, in the ports that will have adopted the technology of the cold ironing it will be possible to practically reduce the environmental impact to zero".
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