SEATTLE, WA — As spring settled over Seattle, the familiar hum of cruise ships in the Sound returned to the city's waterfront. The welcome of cruise season means a major boost for the economy, tourism ...

Reducing a cruise ship’s greenhouse gas emissions is a herculean undertaking, among the toughest nuts to crack in the quest for a decarbonized economy. With this in mind, the Port of Seattle invested ...

Fossil fuel-emitting cruise ships would have to walk the plank and abandon New York City ports unless they plug into clean shore power for energy, should a bill in the City Council become law. Intro.

Royal Caribbean International’s MS Freedom of the Seas connects to a shore power system at PortMiami on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Miami, Fla. Miami-Dade County officially launched shore power at ...

Shore power allows cruise ships to run on the electrical grid on land while docked. The number of cruise ships able to connect to onshore power has increased more than twofold over the past five years ...