MSC Cruises has expanded its shorepower plan, with at least 15 new ports earmarked to receive shoreside electricity between 2024 and 2026. The next phase of MSC’s shorepower plan will see vessels plug into a shoreside electricity grid in at least five Italian ports, as well as Barcelona, Copenhagen, Marseille,...
MSC Cruises has expanded its shorepower plan, with at least 15 new ports earmarked to receive shoreside electricity between 2024 and 2026.
The next phase of MSC’s shorepower plan will see vessels plug into a shoreside electricity grid in at least five Italian ports, as well as Barcelona, Copenhagen, Marseille, Miami, Norfjordied, Rotterdam, Stavanger, Stockholm, Valencia, and Valletta.
Both MSC and its sister brand Explora Journeys will utilise the shorepower facilities.
MSC’s ships have since Feb successfully used shorepower at Southampton and Kristiansand, and later in the northern summer, the cruise line will test the facilities at Haugesund.
Other European trials this year are planned for a range of MSC ships at Bergen, Alesundand, and Warnemunde.
This will be followed by Hamburg in the northern winter and Kiel in next year’s summer.
MSC also signed a memorandum of understanding last year with Cruise Baltic for shorepower at a number of ports in the region.
Shorepower capability has been fitted on all of MSC’s new ships as standard since 2017, and with retrofits completed on other vessels, 67% of the cruise line’s total capacity is equipped with the technology.
All Explora ships will also feature shorepower capabilities.
Pictured: MSC’s new flagship MSC Euribia.
