The economic benefits for the whole island of cruise tourism are very important. But from an environmental point of view, what is the impact? France Nature Environnement and the German NGO NABU have looked into the issue in Marseille, a port that hosts many cruise ships.
Two years ago, they measured the concentrations of fine and ultra-fine particles (PUF) in the air when Harmony of the Seas, the largest ocean liner at the time, was on a stopover. “The results are particularly alarming. In fact, the closer we get to the ships, the more the PUF pollution increases. We thus made a circuit in the city of Marseille and observed up to 20 times higher pollution near the Harmony of the Seas ”, they report.
France Nature Environnement and NABU indicated that Harmony of the Seas "would consume, with its 16 chimneys, nearly 150 tonnes of fuel". "It would emit 450 kg of fine particles per day, more than the emissions of several large cities combined," they estimated.
Harmony of the Seas, like many other large liners, cruises in the Caribbean in winter and stops in Philipsburg. (Photo of illustration. More details on www.soualigapost.com)
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