Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carnival Conquest was the first cruise ship to plug into landside electrical power at the cruise capital of the world, PortMiami.

Shore power is exactly what it sounds like - a giant electrical plug that connects a docked cruise ship to the local power grid, allowing the captain to shut down the auxiliary engines that would ...

SEATTLE — Port of Seattle Commissioners passed an order that will require cruise vessels homeporting in Seattle to plug into shore power by 2027. The Port says it will become the first in the nation ...

PortMiami officially has shore power. Cruise ships visiting the port can now plug in for electricity, which means they don’t have to use their engines and burn fuel while docked. This can help reduce ...

The Port of Marseille Fos has showcased shore power facilities capable of accommodating three large cruise ships ...

The Port of Seattle will require all cruise ships homeporting there to plug into shore power in 2027. The port says it is the first in the U.S. to require ships to use shore power. The move comes ...

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 ...

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.

One of the most popular cruise ports in the world just got an environmental makeover. PortMiami is now equipped with shore power, which allows ships to plug into giant electrical outlets. The ...

Most European ports are lagging in installing the shore-side electrical infrastructure needed for ships to switch from highly polluting marine fuel to cleaner electricity while docked, a new study ...

A total of $26.5 million in state funding was awarded to 11 Washington ports for projects that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 140,000 metric tons in the next 10 years. The Port of ...