MSC Cruises utilized shore power in New York for the first time when MSC Meraviglia connected to shore power at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.The connection allowed MSC Meraviglia to switch off her
MSC Cruises utilized shore power in New York for the first time when MSC Meraviglia connected to shore power at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.
The connection allowed MSC Meraviglia to switch off her engines to eliminate emissions locally, as part of the City’s and MSC Cruises’ commitment to improving local air quality while the ship is in port.
MSC Cruises has fitted shore power capability as standard on all new ships since 2017 and is working to retrofit other vessels in its fleet. Currently 16 of the line’s 23 ships are equipped with shore power which will increase to 17 by the end of the year.
The MSC Group’s Cruise Division last month celebrated a year of shore power success at the Mediterranean Sea port of Valletta in Malta, when MSC World Europa connected to the local electricity grid to total 300 hours during a 12-month period.
The Division’s luxury brand, Explora Journeys, connected the next day for the first time in Malta when its debut ship of six vessels, EXPLORA I, received shoreside power.
MSC Seaview recently tested a new shore power facility at the port of La Spezia in Italy and last week MSC Poesia also trialled a
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