PROGRESS has been achieved across all six of MSC Cruises’ Sustainability Action Plan’s key workstreams, as highlighted in the line’s 2022 Sustainability Report. The carbon intensity of MSC’s fleet is down 33.5% since 2008, the line said, among a number of the Report’s high points. The line launched its new...
PROGRESS has been achieved across all six of MSC Cruises’ Sustainability Action Plan’s key workstreams, as highlighted in the line’s 2022 Sustainability Report.
The carbon intensity of MSC’s fleet is down 33.5% since 2008, the line said, among a number of the Report’s high points.
The line launched its new flagship MSC World Europa (CW 14 Nov) last year, which in addition to becoming the world’s largest LNG-powered cruise ship, also includes the first solid oxide fuel cell technology on board a large vessel.
MSC is improving its operational efficiencies, noting it is on track to achieve the International Maritime Organization’s 40% carbon intensity reduction target for the maritime industry, well ahead of the 2030 target.
The line reduced its speed to an average of 17.5 knots last year – a 10% reduction from 2018, while about 70% of its fleet capacity has been equipped with advanced wastewater treatment systems.
MSC’s sustainability strategy is informed by the materiality assessment it carried out in 2019, and revisited in 2021.
“To ensure the appropriateness and continued relevance of our Sustainability Strategy and our Sustainability Action Plan, we are in ongoing dialogue with our employees, guests, and key external stakeholders,” Sustainability Vice President Linden Coppell said.
“Through this listening exercise, we can ensure that our current focus areas are appropriate and identify any new areas as they arise – while we closely monitor the progress on the six key pillars of our action plan.”
