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Development of infrastructure infrastructure with particular regard to construction of the second cruise terminal facility is designed to accommodate 0%
In July 2016 work began offi cially on the Scheduled to open in 2018, the new
in pivotal ports for Costa the building of fl oating storage units and
bunkering facilities. This depends on the in the Port of Barcelona. Carnival is the new class of next-generation green
The fi rst of Costa Cruises’ two ships to defi nition of a long-term development investing 30 million euros in the build, cruise ships that will be fully operated SULFUR DIOXIDE
EMISSIONS
be powered by LNG is scheduled for plan agreed on by Costa, the town of which paired with its existing terminal at by LNG and it will substantially increase
delivery in 2019 and will be porting in savona and the local Port Authority. the port represents its largest combined passenger capacity in the port. The
Savona, the Company’s operational base Prior to the implementation of such a terminal investment in Europe. The building of the second terminal testifi es
in the Mediterranean. The choice of project, our vessels will be supplied with project will secure employment for around to the strength of the decade-long 95-100%
Savona as homeport means consideration natural gas by means of ship-to-ship 150 people through the Corporation’s partnership between Carnival and the
must be given to upgrading the local off shore transfer systems. work with local contractor companies. Barcelona Port Authority. REDUCTION IN
PARTICULATE MATTER

LNg supply 6,600
agreement 85%

with shell PASSENGERS

REDUCTION
sheLL has entered into an agreement 180,000 IN NITROGEN
OXIDES
to supply two next-generation ships of
Carnival Corporation&plc with LNG; GROSS TONNAGE
the new alternative fuel will be used to
power the ships both in port and at sea. 25%
This unique commercial partnership is
based on a shared vision of the need REDUCTION IN
to help the transition to cleaner LNG CARBON EMISSIONS
cruising by contributing to a robust
and reliable LNG fuel supply chain.

Under the terms of the agreement,
signed in October 2016, one cruise
ship will refuel from Shell’s special
LNG bunker vessel that will load at
the Gas Access to Europe terminal
in Rotterdam. The second ship is
expected to refuel at one of the ports
in the Western Mediterranean.