WITH Joel Katz MD, CLIA Australasia Moving to green ports Cruise industry advances in sustainability were in the spotlight in Newcastle last week as maritime leaders gathered for the GreenPort Oceania Congress. The event was the first of its type held in Australia, bringing together ports, cruise lines, shipping companies...
WITH Joel Katz
MD, CLIA Australasia
Moving to green ports
Cruise industry advances in sustainability were in the spotlight in Newcastle last week as maritime leaders gathered for the GreenPort Oceania Congress.
The event was the first of its type held in Australia, bringing together ports, cruise lines, shipping companies and maritime service providers to share insights into environmental initiatives in the global maritime sector.
Importantly, it included a strong focus on cruising as our industry heads towards net zero carbon sailing by 2050.
The event gave us an opportunity to outline the multi-billion-dollar investments cruise lines are making in new ships and new technologies in pursuit of carbon-free cruising.
The congress also highlighted work underway to supply sustainable shoreside electricity for cruise ships at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Terminal, a project led by the Port Authority of NSW and the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
Events like this reinforce the importance of collaboration across our industry as we confront the sustainability challenges of the future.
For our travel agent partners, sustainability will continue to be an important issue and CLIA is preparing new resources to help equip our members.
