CLIA sustainability kit

THE cruise industry’s sustainability advances are showcased in a new online toolkit produced by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).

Designed as an interactive resource for industry stakeholders, the new toolkit is accessible to all and contains downloadable information which can be shared, including reports, statistics, maps, posters, and infographics.

The first edition of the toolkit was launched at CLIA’s European Summit in Paris last week, and is available in six languages – English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish – with more geographies and languages to be covered in a second edition to be issued later in the year.

As well as featuring the numerous environmental innovations being introduced onboard cruise ships, the toolkit is a way to share stories and to raise awareness with the wider public about how cruising is an integral part of societies and economies.

The site includes good practice examples of cooperation between cruise lines, business organisations, ports, and local authorities.

The new CLIA toolkit can be accessed via cruising.org.au.

MEANWHILE, as part of the cruise industry’s pursuit of net zero carbon cruising by 2050, CLIA’s European Summit included a joint declaration calling on the European Commission and the continent’s governments to include cruise ship building and the maritime sector in the forthcoming Net Zero Industry Act.

The deceleration calls for faster access to funding for sustainable shipbuilding, among other pleas.

ADDITIONALLY, CLIA has hosted its largest-ever annual river cruise conference RiverView (pictured).

Almost 400 delegates were in attendance, with the congress being held in Vienna for the first time.

Attendees were given the opportunity to join conference sessions, a trade fair, local excursions, and visit or stay overnight on a selection of river ships.