New Study Finds Negligible Environmental Impact From Accumulated Scrubber Wash Water In Ports
The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has welcomed the preliminary results of an independent study presented by CE Delft, a research organisation in the Netherlands specialising in environmental issues, indicating that accumulated concentrations of exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS, or “scrubbers”) wash water components are at very low levels and well below applicable regulatory limits.
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Carnival Cruise Line is continuing to expand its yearlong “Why Use a Travel Advisor,” or WUATA, program that is dedicated to promoting the value of travel agents with the launch of WUATA.com, a WUATA brochure and an exclusive WUATA Facebook page. 
Port Canaveral was named “Best Cruise Port” in Global Traveler magazine’s annual readers’ survey and awarded the 2019 Leisure Lifestyle Award by the popular business and leisure luxury travel publication last week.
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has pledged to turn the tide on plastics with new guidelines set to reduce single-use plastic use among visitors to the white continent. 
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) is expecting 12 expedition ships making 67 port calls around the Province in 2019, up from seven expedition ships making 46 calls last year and seven ships making 28 calls in 2017, according to the 2019 “Expedition Market Report by Cruise Industry News”.
We’re excited to announce the 2019 Porthole Cruise Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards ballot is now open! Voting ends August 31, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Winning cruise lines and destinations will be announced in the December issue of Porthole Cruise Magazine.
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, has released the 2018 Asia Cruise Industry Ocean Source Market Report. The report offers an in-depth look at the growth, demographics and trends of the top source markets in Asia.
