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July 22, 2022
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- AIDA Cruises experiments with the first bio-bunkering of one of its
cruise ship
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- It took place in the port of Rotterdam with a bettolina of
GoodFuels
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 The Costa group, which is part of the American cruise group
Carnival Corporation, has begun to test the use of
biofuels on board one of the ships of the AIDA Cruises brand
as part of its commitment to reducing CO2 emissions.
Yesterday AIDAprima, during his stop in Rotterdam, is
was the first large cruise ship to be
supplied with a mixture of marine biofuel, which is obtained from
100% sustainable raw materials such as waste cooking oil, and
marine diesel (MGO). The bio-bunkering took place with the
collaboration of the Dutch GoodFuels, specialized in
supply of biofuels to the transport industry.-
- Specifying that with the successful start of the use of the
biofuel will prove that gradual decarbonization
shipping is also possible on ships already in
Service, Costa highlighted that, however, an important
prerequisite for being able to use biofuels is that they
become widely available on an industrial scale and at
market.
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- In addition to the use of biofuels, Costa's efforts
also include the installation of the first fuel cell to
edge of AIDAnova and the commissioning of what
currently it is the largest storage system of
batteries in the cruise industry, with a capacity of
ten megawatt hours on board AIDAprima. In addition, the company
is focusing on expanding and increasing use
of shore-based energy in ports where it is available
the infrastructure.
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