Committed to the future of the coast Everything we’ve done for the past 130 years has been to serve, nurture, and care for Norway’s coast. Our mission: to preserve our beautiful home for generations to come.
Bye heavy fuel oil, hello biofuel It’s been over a decade since we called time on highly polluting heavy fuel oil, opting instead for more expensive synthetic fuel which has 30 times less sulphur emissions. Sadly, heavy fuel oil still accounts for 75% of marine fuel burned in the Arctic today. We continue to work with NGOs to campaign for a worldwide ban so that everyone will make the switch too. But we’re not stopping there. We’ve already begun the process to phase in biofuel for our fleet. Rather than going for cheap biofuel made from cash crops often linked to deforestation,
we’re insisting on biofuel that is produced from organic waste and which carries International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC).
to implement new green-tech and pioneering solutions with the aim of bringing emissions from our ships on the coast down to zero.
Top tech By 2023, our seven Coastal Express ships will each be installed with state-of-the-art wastewater treatment systems and advanced catalytic converters. Three of the seven ships will also be fitted with fuel-efficient, battery-based hybrid power. These upgrades, together with biofuels will cut CO2 emissions by up to 25% and NOx emissions by 80%. Rest assured, we’ll continue
Riding the electric wave All our ships on the Norwegian coast are equipped for shore-power connectivity, allowing us to plug into ports for emission-free power. Only the port in Bergen has this facility right now, but we’re working closely with other ports like Trondheim to soon make the technology available there too. Together with our partners, we’ve also put Norway’s first electric tour bus into service for
of our manager-level employees are female
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our excursions in the town of Ålesund, with plans to roll out more such buses at even more of the ports we visit. Putting an end to single-use plastics In 2018, we banned all unnecessary single-use plastic, and are proud to be the first cruise line in the world to do so. On board, instead of plastic straws, bottles, cups, and bags, you’ll find environmentally friendly alternatives made of biodegradable paper or bamboo. Efficient delivery Each year, our busy ships transport over 100,000 tons of
sustainable producers along the coast
