Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is giving passengers the opportunity to offset CO2 emissions from cruise travel, in cooperation with the climate protection organization atmosfair. The non-profit organization, under the direction of Klaus Toepfer, has developed a climate calculator for cruises. Hapag-Lloyd will assume 25 percent of the voluntary climate protection contribution for their passengers.
Starting in 2011, Hapag-Lloyd passengers can donate a voluntary financial contribution to aid a climate protection project. The cruise operator will cover 25 percent of the cost, based on the climate calculator for each cruise. Hapag-Lloyd has chosen to have the money collected support atmosfair’s project to supply electricity by means of solar lamps in India.
Using a climate calculator at www.hl-cruises.com/climate-calculator , passengers can ascertain their respective climate protection contribution in advance, and decide whether they would like to contribute 75 percent of this cost. The atmosfair calculation method has been approved by Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment. Contributions vary depending on the CO2 emissions and thus on the duration of the cruise, as well as the booked category. The full donation amount is passed on directly to atmosfair, who will then use the proceeds in climate protection projects financing renewable energies for households in India. For more information, visit www.atmosfair.de or www.hl-cruises.com.
From "Travel Pulse"
Sunday, October 17, 2010
CLIA Releases New Environmental Report "Charting a Sustainable Course"
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today released two new resources, an environmental report and complementary video, on the occasion of CLIA’s 35th anniversary this year. The new report, ‘CLIA at 35: Steering a Sustainable Course,’ depicts the evolution of the modern cruise industry as it continues its efforts toward conservation and the minimization of the industry’s impact on the environment in the years since CLIA’s founding in 1975.
“From ocean liners of decades past to the cruise ship of today, passenger vessels have always had a simple appeal: enjoy the clean open air and sea breeze while traveling to a special destination. The Cruise Lines International Association and its members are deeply committed to ensuring this picture does not change,” said Terry Dale, CLIA President and CEO.
“Our work is fundamentally inspired by the beauty of the sea,” said Howard Frank, Chairman of CLIA and Chief Operating Officer of Carnival Corporation & plc. “Our industry has invested millions of dollars in research and technology to ensure we are steering a sustainable course as we look ahead to our next 35 years and beyond. It’s important that we respect this setting, and do our best to keep the environment in the pristine condition in which we find it.”
The report is available to download from CruiseIndustryFacts.com along with the video. The video was produced in partnership with the North West and Canada Cruise Association. These materials cover:
Waste Management: The management of wastewater is a complex and important element of cruise ship operations. Blackwater (water from toilets and medical facility drains) and graywater (water from cabin sinks and showers, laundry, galleys and spas) discharges are highly regulated. Our industry also adopted its own set of stringent wastewater best practices that go beyond regulatory requirements. In addition, CLIA ships have adopted rigorous programs to minimize their environmental footprint, tackle waste disposal, and reduce the potential waste coming on board ships and to recycle as much waste as possible.
Regulations: As a global industry, cruise ships are highly regulated at the international level by flag State (where ships are registered), and port State (where our ships visit). CLIA members not only meet these standards, but in many ways exceed them.
Emissions Reduction: CLIA members have been systematically reducing air emissions as more fuel efficient ships have come into service and additional regulations come into effect. To achieve these reductions, the cruise industry has been investing in new technologies that manage the use of energy more effectively, such as testing shipboard exhaust gas scrubbers, developing engines that run more efficiently, and the use of shore power technology.
Energy Consumption and Reduction: Other innovations help cruise ships conserve energy, including eco-friendly hull coatings, new hull designs that reduce resistance, waste heat recovery, and innovative air conditioning systems that minimize the amount of energy used to heat and cool the ship. In addition, some cruise ships are utilizing solar panels.
Partnerships: CLIA turned to Conservation International in 2003 to serve as an environmental advisor, and through the resulting partnership, our members have been able to further minimize the cruise industry’s environmental footprint, and further understand ways in which we can minimize our impact on our environment.
“2010 marks the 35th anniversary of CLIA, and we produced these new materials to better share our decades of progress with the public,” Dale continued. “Our practices and procedures, combined with innovative new technologies, have allowed our industry to make significant strides beyond regulatory compliance to minimize the impact cruising has on the environment. Our industry recognizes our responsibility to protect the environment, because it is upon our beautiful oceans that we sail.”
From "Cruise Industry News"
“From ocean liners of decades past to the cruise ship of today, passenger vessels have always had a simple appeal: enjoy the clean open air and sea breeze while traveling to a special destination. The Cruise Lines International Association and its members are deeply committed to ensuring this picture does not change,” said Terry Dale, CLIA President and CEO.
“Our work is fundamentally inspired by the beauty of the sea,” said Howard Frank, Chairman of CLIA and Chief Operating Officer of Carnival Corporation & plc. “Our industry has invested millions of dollars in research and technology to ensure we are steering a sustainable course as we look ahead to our next 35 years and beyond. It’s important that we respect this setting, and do our best to keep the environment in the pristine condition in which we find it.”
The report is available to download from CruiseIndustryFacts.com along with the video. The video was produced in partnership with the North West and Canada Cruise Association. These materials cover:
Waste Management: The management of wastewater is a complex and important element of cruise ship operations. Blackwater (water from toilets and medical facility drains) and graywater (water from cabin sinks and showers, laundry, galleys and spas) discharges are highly regulated. Our industry also adopted its own set of stringent wastewater best practices that go beyond regulatory requirements. In addition, CLIA ships have adopted rigorous programs to minimize their environmental footprint, tackle waste disposal, and reduce the potential waste coming on board ships and to recycle as much waste as possible.
Regulations: As a global industry, cruise ships are highly regulated at the international level by flag State (where ships are registered), and port State (where our ships visit). CLIA members not only meet these standards, but in many ways exceed them.
Emissions Reduction: CLIA members have been systematically reducing air emissions as more fuel efficient ships have come into service and additional regulations come into effect. To achieve these reductions, the cruise industry has been investing in new technologies that manage the use of energy more effectively, such as testing shipboard exhaust gas scrubbers, developing engines that run more efficiently, and the use of shore power technology.
Energy Consumption and Reduction: Other innovations help cruise ships conserve energy, including eco-friendly hull coatings, new hull designs that reduce resistance, waste heat recovery, and innovative air conditioning systems that minimize the amount of energy used to heat and cool the ship. In addition, some cruise ships are utilizing solar panels.
Partnerships: CLIA turned to Conservation International in 2003 to serve as an environmental advisor, and through the resulting partnership, our members have been able to further minimize the cruise industry’s environmental footprint, and further understand ways in which we can minimize our impact on our environment.
“2010 marks the 35th anniversary of CLIA, and we produced these new materials to better share our decades of progress with the public,” Dale continued. “Our practices and procedures, combined with innovative new technologies, have allowed our industry to make significant strides beyond regulatory compliance to minimize the impact cruising has on the environment. Our industry recognizes our responsibility to protect the environment, because it is upon our beautiful oceans that we sail.”
From "Cruise Industry News"
Sunday, October 10, 2010
UNWTO Sets Recommendations on Tourism and Biodiversity Ahead of World Tourism Day
Defining the critical role of the tourism sector in protecting biodiversity and setting out clear recommendations on how to maximize this contribution is the aim of two new UNWTO reports. These recommendations come ahead of World Tourism Day 2010, (WTD), celebrated on 27 September under the theme ‘Tourism and Biodiversity’.
Tourism and Biodiversity: Achieving Goals towards Sustainability, underlines the relationship between sustainable tourism and biodiversity, and assesses how tourism can contribute to achieve the international targets for the protection of biodiversity, including the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 2010 and post-2010 biodiversity goals. The report also considers the implications for tourism of the recommendations from The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study, part of the United Nation’s Green Economy Initiative.
The UNWTO report sets out ten recommendations for governments, international organizations, the tourism sector and NGOs on integrating biodiversity conservation in tourism development. Key among these are implementing best practices for avoiding and minimizing negative impacts of tourism on biodiversity; applying the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development and the findings of TEEB to the sustainable management and development of tourism; and promoting investment in ecological infrastructure.
The Practical Guide for the Development of Biodiversity-Based Tourism Products offers practical guidelines to local tour operators and product developers on how to develop sustainable biodiversity-based tourism products. Practical recommendations, including attending training programmes and monitoring the capacity of natural areas in order not to damage habitats and species, will help tourism stakeholders to not only position themselves competitively in international markets, but to also maximize tourism’s benefits for local communities, while maintaining local biodiversity.
The two reports will be presented in Guangzhou, China, host of World Tourism Day 2010, and set the scene for the High Level Dialogue on Tourism, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development which marks the World Tourism Day official celebrations.
In a special message on the occasion of World Tourism Day, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has commended the tourism community for its “growing recognition of the importance of conserving the diversity of life on Earth” and further highlights how the sector can contribute to protecting biodiversity through “integrating simple measures such as managing tour groups to minimize disturbance to wildlife or buying supplies only from sustainable sources”. The full message can be viewed at: http://www.unwto.org/worldtourismday/about/about.php?lang=E&op=7
From "Cruise Industry News"
Tourism and Biodiversity: Achieving Goals towards Sustainability, underlines the relationship between sustainable tourism and biodiversity, and assesses how tourism can contribute to achieve the international targets for the protection of biodiversity, including the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 2010 and post-2010 biodiversity goals. The report also considers the implications for tourism of the recommendations from The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study, part of the United Nation’s Green Economy Initiative.
The UNWTO report sets out ten recommendations for governments, international organizations, the tourism sector and NGOs on integrating biodiversity conservation in tourism development. Key among these are implementing best practices for avoiding and minimizing negative impacts of tourism on biodiversity; applying the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development and the findings of TEEB to the sustainable management and development of tourism; and promoting investment in ecological infrastructure.
The Practical Guide for the Development of Biodiversity-Based Tourism Products offers practical guidelines to local tour operators and product developers on how to develop sustainable biodiversity-based tourism products. Practical recommendations, including attending training programmes and monitoring the capacity of natural areas in order not to damage habitats and species, will help tourism stakeholders to not only position themselves competitively in international markets, but to also maximize tourism’s benefits for local communities, while maintaining local biodiversity.
The two reports will be presented in Guangzhou, China, host of World Tourism Day 2010, and set the scene for the High Level Dialogue on Tourism, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development which marks the World Tourism Day official celebrations.
In a special message on the occasion of World Tourism Day, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has commended the tourism community for its “growing recognition of the importance of conserving the diversity of life on Earth” and further highlights how the sector can contribute to protecting biodiversity through “integrating simple measures such as managing tour groups to minimize disturbance to wildlife or buying supplies only from sustainable sources”. The full message can be viewed at: http://www.unwto.org/worldtourismday/about/about.php?lang=E&op=7
From "Cruise Industry News"
Sunday, October 3, 2010
CLIA Names Bud Darr Director of Environmental and Health Programs
Charles (Bud) Darr, formerly of the U.S. Coast Guard, has been named Director of Environmental and Health Programs for Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). He will be responsible for all aspects of the cruise industry’s environmental and health matters including chairing CLIA’s environmental and medical Committees and serving as industry liaison to various international organizations.
“Environmental concerns and health issues are two top priorities for the cruise industry. We are delighted to welcome Bud Darr, who has already distinguished himself across a broad range of related activities, to the CLIA team and we look forward to his leadership in these areas,” said Terry L. Dale, CLIA’s president and CEO.
Prior to joining CLIA, Darr served as Deputy Chief of the Coast Guard Office of Maritime and International Law, where his responsibilities included international law development and implementation, vessel inspections, environmental crimes, environmental response, casualty investigations, mariner welfare, drug interdiction, migrant interdiction, fisheries enforcement, and port/vessel security matters.
He joined the Coast Guard in 1993 after graduating cum laude from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Transportation and a license as a deck officer. He was first assigned to Marine Inspection Office New York. During his tour in New York, he served as a marine inspector and the Chief of the Port State Control Branch. In 1995, he transferred to Activities/Marine Inspection Office Europe in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He also served as a marine inspector and investigating officer throughout Africa, Europe, and Southwest Asia.
In 1998, Darr was selected for the Coast Guard’s Law Advanced Education Program and sent to The George Washington University Law School, where he graduated with high honors in 2001. He has served on United States delegations to the International Maritime Organization at the Assembly, Committee, Sub-Committee, and Working Group levels. In this capacity he has served as delegation head and as chairman of numerous working, drafting, and consultative groups. He served as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee for the Diplomatic Conference that adopted the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.
Darr also was a key advisor for the Coast Guard and United States Government on a wide range of counter piracy topics and has served on and supported the United States delegations to the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and its four Working Groups. He is a frequent international speaker on a wide range of maritime safety and environmental protection issues. He has been selected as a faculty member for many training forums, including the Department of Justice National Advocacy Center.
Prior to attending Kings Point and joining the Coast Guard, Darr was an enlisted submarine nuclear propulsion supervisor in the US Navy. He joined the Navy in 1983 and served on board the USS Baton Rouge (SSN 689) and as an instructor at Naval Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit Ballston Spa, New York.
Darr is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Most recently, he was selected as the Federal Bar Association’s 2009 Transportation Security Lawyer of the Year.
From "Cruise Industry News"
“Environmental concerns and health issues are two top priorities for the cruise industry. We are delighted to welcome Bud Darr, who has already distinguished himself across a broad range of related activities, to the CLIA team and we look forward to his leadership in these areas,” said Terry L. Dale, CLIA’s president and CEO.
Prior to joining CLIA, Darr served as Deputy Chief of the Coast Guard Office of Maritime and International Law, where his responsibilities included international law development and implementation, vessel inspections, environmental crimes, environmental response, casualty investigations, mariner welfare, drug interdiction, migrant interdiction, fisheries enforcement, and port/vessel security matters.
He joined the Coast Guard in 1993 after graduating cum laude from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Transportation and a license as a deck officer. He was first assigned to Marine Inspection Office New York. During his tour in New York, he served as a marine inspector and the Chief of the Port State Control Branch. In 1995, he transferred to Activities/Marine Inspection Office Europe in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He also served as a marine inspector and investigating officer throughout Africa, Europe, and Southwest Asia.
In 1998, Darr was selected for the Coast Guard’s Law Advanced Education Program and sent to The George Washington University Law School, where he graduated with high honors in 2001. He has served on United States delegations to the International Maritime Organization at the Assembly, Committee, Sub-Committee, and Working Group levels. In this capacity he has served as delegation head and as chairman of numerous working, drafting, and consultative groups. He served as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee for the Diplomatic Conference that adopted the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.
Darr also was a key advisor for the Coast Guard and United States Government on a wide range of counter piracy topics and has served on and supported the United States delegations to the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and its four Working Groups. He is a frequent international speaker on a wide range of maritime safety and environmental protection issues. He has been selected as a faculty member for many training forums, including the Department of Justice National Advocacy Center.
Prior to attending Kings Point and joining the Coast Guard, Darr was an enlisted submarine nuclear propulsion supervisor in the US Navy. He joined the Navy in 1983 and served on board the USS Baton Rouge (SSN 689) and as an instructor at Naval Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit Ballston Spa, New York.
Darr is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Most recently, he was selected as the Federal Bar Association’s 2009 Transportation Security Lawyer of the Year.
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