The new LNG powered cruise ferry ordered
by Viking Line will have no marine emissions
and its aerial emissions will be extremely low.
liquefied natural gas, is gradually gaining
has the benefit of reducing nitrogen ox-
comply with this directive within the next
popularity as ship fuel.
ide (NOx) emissions from ships. However,
three years.
The new cruise ferry will be designed
equipping cruise ships with the capability
Many cruise ships already unload
to be the most environmentally friendly
to receive feedline power is not always a
their wastewaters into municipal sewer
large-scale passenger vessel to date. The
simple task. For some cruise ships, power
networks at ports as a matter of course.
ship’s emissions are to be very low.
feeding would require the installation of
However, not all ships comply with this
a separate frequency converter.
commendable voluntary practice. Current
The ship is to be built at Turku shipyard for delivery in early 2013. The build-
The costs of equipping a large cruise
regulations only prohibit dumping untreat-
ing of the ship will start in autumn 2011.
ship with the necessary installations for uti-
ed wastewater to sea when a ship is closer
lising land-based electrical power supplies
than 12 nautical miles to the nearest shore.
SMALLER EMISSIONS
are in the range of 150,000 to 300,000
The ban to dump wastewater direct-
WITH POWER FEEDING
euros per ship. At night, most cruise ships
ly to sea would have a positive effect on
Another method for reducing ship emis-
are at sea so the added noise from utilis-
the environment. Wastewater emissions
sions at ports is to provide land-based elec-
ing land-base power is usually not an in-
from ships contain bacteria, nitrogen and
trical power supplies for ships berthed at
convenience for residents in nearby area ̸()