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" While cruise ships comprise far less than 1 percent of the global maritime community, cruise lines are at the forefront in developing responsible environmental practices and innovative technologies that lead in environmental stewardship".

1. What are the factors that place cruise lines at the "forefront in developing responsible environmental practices and new innovative technology"? 2 why is it important that you stay informed about changes in this and all hospitality trends?

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"While cruise ships comprise far less than 1 percent of the global maritime community, cruise lines are at the forefront in developing responsible tourism practices and innovative technologies. Our industry leads in environmental stewardship,” said Michael Thamm, chairman of CLIA Europe and group CEO of Costa Group and Carnival Asia, who shared the results at Seatrade Europe in Hamburg. “The entire shipping industry benefits from early adoption of innovative technologies by cruise lines, many of which did not exist five to 10 years ago, such as exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), LNG as fuel for passenger ships and shore-side power capabilities.”

CLIA cruise lines have invested more than $22 billion in ships with new, energy-efficient technologies and cleaner fuels, and as noted in the report achieved substantial progress in these areas:

LNG Fuel: The 2019 report found 44 percent of new build capacity will rely on LNG fuel for primary propulsion, a 60 percent increase in overall capacity compared to last year.

Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems: More than 68 percent of global capacity uses EGCS to meet or exceed air emissions requirements representing an increase in capacity of 17 percent compared to last year. In addition, 75 percent of non-LNG new builds will have EGCS installed, an increase in capacity of 8 percent compared to last year.

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Systems: One hundred percent of new ships on order will have advanced wastewater treatment systems (an increase of 26 percent over 2018) and currently 68 percent of CLIA cruise lines’ global fleet capacity is served by advanced wastewater treatment systems (an increase of 13 percent compared to 2018).

Shoreside Power Capability: In port, cruise ships are increasingly equipped with the technology to allow delivery of shoreside electricity, thus allowing engines to be switched off. There also are many collaborations with ports and governments to increase the availability of such power sources.

Fleet Age: The CLIA fleet is getting younger: The average age of the CLIA cruise lines’ ships is 14.1 years compared with 14.6 last year.

“CLIA Cruise Lines are passionate about clean oceans and committed to responsible tourism practices and the highest standards of environmental stewardship—with policies and practices often exceeding those required by law,” said Adam Goldstein, chairman of CLIA Global and vice chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “While we are encouraged by and proud of the progress we’ve made, we know there is still work to be done. The cruise industry is a pioneer in maritime environmental protection and has made a fleet-wide commitment to reduce the rate of carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008. It’s a challenging goal, but the CLIA Cruise Lines fleet is working diligently to meet this aggressive target.”