Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the association representing the cruise industry worldwide, in Part agrees with some considerations expressed today by the environmental organization Transport & Environment, which published its own new study on fleet emissions of cruise ships ( of 15 June 2023), but disagrees at all with the contribution that the cruise industry is providing for the decrease of global emissions.

What T&E has highlighted is that, in order to reduce Ship emissions, ports need to be equipped with systems cold ironing that allow cruise units that stop at the airports to turn off the on-board engines and connect to the Shore electricity grid and it is also necessary to support the development and deployment of zero-emission marine fuels. An invitation that Transport & Environment did not specifically address to None, but which is obviously addressed to the administrations and public institutions which, in most nations, have ability and power to respond positively to this appeal.

A solicitation shared by CLIA: "today - recalls The association in a note - 40% of ships are already equipped with systems to connect to electricity a Once in port, a share that should rise to 85% by 2028. The Investments are there, but it is necessary that the authorities prioritise fuel-scale supply renewable energy and the installation of electricity infrastructure terrestrial, since few are available in Europe today links'.

What CLIA doesn't appreciate about T&E's ratings is the lack of recognition of the commitment made by the sector of cruises to reduce emissions: "All the cruise sector - underlines the association - is from Always committed to protecting the environment and companies are for this reason, making significant investments to develop new environmental technologies, sustainable marine fuels and equipping cruise ships with electricity connection on land, eliminating emissions while they are moored. The 300 cruise ships that make up the world fleet - highlights CLIA - are today the most technological, advanced and efficient of history and will continue to be the vanguard environmental of maritime transport, in particular in terms of alternative sources of power, including electric batteries, Advanced biofuels, hydrogen fuel cells and fuels synthetics'.