MSC World Europa hooks up to Mediterranean shore power for first time

Thursday, 19 Dec, 2023 0

MSC Cruises has successfully connected MSC World Europa to in-port shore power for the first time in the Mediterranean.

It did so in the port of Valetta, Malta.

The line is committed to the use of shore power where available.

Using shore power allows the ship to connect to the local power grid and removes the need to keep a ship’s engine running.

This eliminates direct emissions while the vessel is connected in port.

MSC Cruises performed the first tests earlier this year at Valletta.

MSC World Europa will now connect to the shore power facilities when in Valetta.

The ship will call every week at Valetta throughout the whole of next year and 2025.

Since 2017, every new ship joining the fleet has been equipped with a shore power connection.

Plans are underway to retrofit older ships.

The shore power connectivity in Valetta follows the recent successful connections in Northern Europe including Warnemünde in Germany, the Norwegian ports at Bergen, Aalesund and Haugesund, and Southampton in the UK.

Earlier this year, MSC Cruises inaugurated the new shore power facility in Kiel, Germany.

Shore power hook up is an integral part of MSC Cruises’ journey towards net zero greenhouse gas emission operations by 2050.

MSC Cruises aims to add at least 15 new ports to its shore power plan between 2024 and 2026.

This focuses on a number of ports in Italy, including Genoa, La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Naples and Trieste, as well as ports such as Barcelona, Hamburg, Valencia, Marseille, Copenhagen, and the new cruise terminal in Miami that opens next year.

The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance shore power facilities in the Baltic Sea region, and similar commitments are being pursued with other ports in the Mediterranean.

MSC World Europa was MSC Cruises’ first vessel to be powered by liquefied natural gas.

Learn more about : MSC Cruises ( United Kingdom )

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