In Finland, the world's largest cruise liner, Icon of the Seas, was launched, which is of interest and discussion due to their size and environmental . The liner, which will go to his first flight with Miami, causes some indignation in ecological circles due to the use of liquefied natural gas (PPG) as ship fuel.
Royal Caribbean Group, a company that stands on this project, emphasizes that Icon of the Seas will open a "new era of recreation" by offering passengers a seven -day trip to the islands in the tropics. It should be noted that the liner is impressive in size: 365 meters long and almost 50 meters wide, with 20 decks, and can accommodate 7 600 passengers and 2 350 crew members. However, the cost of tickets starts from 200 thousand hryvnias.
However, the director of the Maritime Program of the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) Brian Commer. He stated that ICCT estimates, the use of PPG as ship fuel leads to 120% more greenhouse gas emissions than the use of ship gas. Particular attention is paid to the fact that cruise liners working on the PPG are often thrown directly into the atmosphere , which leads to an increase in the amount of methane, which is more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
In this regard, the question arises as to the environmental friendliness of such vessels and the expediency of using CPGs in large cruise liners. Since the construction of methanol vessels in the process, perhaps, should be considered alternative, more environmentally friendly fuel methods for cruise liners.
