Mein Schiff and Hapag-Lloyd make 60 calls using shore power

TUI Cruises remarked, ‘To expand the use of shore power, the range of onshore power supply systems in the respective ports must be consistently expanded in addition to equipping the ships. 

‘On the other hand, the ports must provide the corresponding infrastructure and present a green electricity concept. This is the only way to ensure that emissions are not displaced. 

‘For many years, TUI Cruises has actively supported the ports in planning their shore power connections by providing technical expertise, binding forecast for port calls and letters of intent as part of the ports ‘applications for funding for shore power systems.’ In April 2022, TUI Cruises signed a letter of intent in Copenhagen to use shore power in the ports of the Baltic Sea region as part of the Cruise Baltic network.

Green ambitions

At present, six out of seven ships in the Mein Schiff fleet and four out of five in the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet are equipped to use shore power. Mein Schiff 3 will be retrofitted in 2025. 

By 2030, TUI Group´s cruise lines aim to reduce their absolute CO2 emissions by more than 27.5% compared to 2019, with their climate targets reviewed and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.