Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Costa Diadema a ship of the Costa Cruises fleet used shore power connection in the port of Kiel on Friday June 7 in its decarbonization journey for the first time. After completing the integration tests carried out in recent weeks, the Costa Diadema was able to be fully supplied with the shore power system at the Ostuferhafen cruise terminal, which provided the necessary energy for the on-board hotel and other guest services while at berth. In this way, the ship was able to switch off its engines, reducing direct emissions into the atmosphere.
Costa Diadema is scheduled to connect to the shore power system in the port of Kiel for all the next 16 calls included in the deployment of the ship until the end of the summer. In 2024 Kiel will be a very important port for Costa programs in Northern Europe. In fact, from 10 May to 19 September, Costa Diadema will visit Kiel every Friday, as part of a one-week itinerary to discover the Norwegian fjords.
Costa Diadema is using Ostuferhafen cruise terminal – located outside the city centre of Kiel – as the turnaround port for its operations. “The debut of shore power on our fleet is a further step in on our decarbonization journey. This important result for Costa was achieved thanks to the cooperation with the Port of Kiel.
We are fully committed to continuously improve the environmental performance of our ships both while sailing and while berthed in ports” – said Mario Zanetti, President of Costa Cruise.
