WASHINGTON, DC – Ob praznovanju dneva Zemlje je Mednarodno združenje Cruise Lines (CLIA) danes poudarilo stalna prizadevanja svojih članskih linij za zaščito oceanskega okolja.
CLIA and its members lines have a vested interest in protecting the environment, not only because it is the responsible thing to do – but also because clean oceans and beaches are essential to the cruise experience. The international environmental standards that apply to the cruise line industry are stringent and comprehensive and are established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations agency, as well as national laws of port States where cruise ships visit. The cruise industry, however, employs practices and procedures that are substantially more protective of the environment than are required by regulation and CLIA member lines must meet and often exceed all applicable environmental regulations on a ship’s voyage.
Člani CLIA so bili v ospredju pri čiščenju odpadne vode, zmanjšanju emisij in razvoju inovativnih tehnologij za nadaljnje zmanjšanje vpliva križarjenja na okolje.
“I am extremely proud of the extensive investments and ongoing commitment of our member lines to safeguard the environment for future generations through responsible practices and continuous innovation,” said Christine Duffy, president and CEO of CLIA. “The cruise industry has invested extensively to develop and implement wide range of new technologies that protect air and water quality and increase energy efficiency.”
Energy efficiency is a major focus of the cruise industry, which has adopted practices such as using recycled hot water to heat passenger cabins, using special window tinting to keep passageways cooler while using less air conditioning, and switching to low energy LED lights which last 25 times longer, use 80% less energy, and generate 50% less heat. All of these efforts also reduce air emissions. CLIA members have invested significantly over the last decade to develop and implement new technologies that help to reduce air emissions, including utilizing exhaust gas scrubbers, developing engines that run more efficiently and increasing the use of shore power, which involves a ship connecting to shore-side power and shutting down its own engines while in port.
Working with the IMO, the United States and other flag and port States, CLIA has participated in the development of consistent and uniform international standards governing waste management that apply to all member ships that travel internationally. CLIA members have also adopted the Cruise Industry Waste Management Practices and Procedures, which are even more protective than the existing regulatory requirements.
Many CLIA member lines offer programs to raise passenger awareness and to encourage them to conserve energy and contribute to the industry’s environmental stewardship efforts by recycling paper, plastic, aluminum cans and glass through the use of dedicated bins throughout the ship. Passengers are also encouraged to preserve energy like they would do at home, such as turning off lights when not in their cabins.
Dodatne pobude in prakse, ki so na voljo v linijah članov CLIA, vključujejo naslednje:
Več linij je v različnih fazah uporabe naprednih sistemov za čiščenje odpadne vode, ki lahko proizvedejo čistejšo vodo kot večina čistilnih naprav v mestih ZDA.
Ena članica je namestila sončne celice na pet ladij — in na eni ladji je bilo nameščenih več kot 200 sončnih kolektorjev, ki proizvajajo dovolj energije za delovanje približno 7,000 LED luči.
Številne članske linije namesto plastičnih vrečk uporabljajo vrečke iz blaga – vključno z vrečkami za pranje perila, kemično čiščenje in čiščenje čevljev, s čimer se zmanjša plastika iz toka odpadkov.
Številne linije uporabljajo ekološke, nestrupene, gladke premaze trupa, ki prihranijo kar 5 % porabe goriva za pogon.
Kondenz iz ladijskih klimatskih naprav se predela in nato ponovno uporabi za pranje palub na ladjah članice CLIA, s čimer se samo v letu 22.3 prihrani do 2012 milijona galon sveže vode.
Ena linija članov CLIA prihrani papir s programom E-Tickets, ki gostom pošilja dokumente o križarjenju v elektronski obliki namesto na papirju. Dokumenti potnikov za križarjenje so dostavljeni kot datoteka PDF po e-pošti.
Različne ladje nameščajo visoko učinkovite naprave na krovu svojih ladij, da bi čim bolj zmanjšale njihov vpliv na okolje. Vsaka vrsta naprav na ladji je ocenjena glede učinkovitosti, vključno s televizorji, aparati za kavo, pečicami in pomivalnimi stroji.
Ena članica CLIA sama proizvaja 87 % vode, porabljene na krovu svojih ladij, v primerjavi s 65 % v letu 2008.
Ena članica CLIA je predstavila revolucionarni sistem za proizvodnjo sladke vode, ki porabi 40 % manj energije kot tradicionalni sistemi.
Trenutni programi recikliranja ladij na ladjah ene linije vsako leto odstranijo več kot 900 ton kovine, stekla, plastike in papirja – približno 45 % vseh nastalih trdnih odpadkov – iz tradicionalnih tokov odpadkov.
S svojimi robustnimi programi ravnanja z odpadki je ena linija povečala število recikliranih in ponovno uporabljenih odpadkov za več kot 75 %, hkrati pa zmanjšala količino odpadkov, ki se odlagajo na odlagališča, za več kot 50 % v zadnjih petih letih.
