Guest Blog – by Sophie Appleby, Assistant Environmental Manager, ABP
It has now been a year since, ABP Southampton released its landmark Air Quality Strategy to highlight the Port’s commitment to drive improvements in air quality across the port community and in the City of Southampton. We take pride in delivering sustainable port operations, and improving air quality forms an integral part of those plans.
Air quality in Southampton has improved over the past 12 years and our Air Quality Strategy will further accelerate those improvements, delivering cleaner air for future generations.
Over the past 12 months we have worked closely with our port partners, including Carnival UK, to deliver projects that improve air quality and we are proud to have the largest air quality monitoring network of any UK port. We own a fleet of 25 electric vehicles and have over 50 charging points located around the port, including within our cruise terminals.
In 2020 we will welcome P&O Cruises Iona, the first fully LNG powered cruise ship to homeport in the UK, at Southampton. A £12 million investment programme between ABP and Carnival UK is currently underway at ABP’s Ocean Cruise Terminal to prepare for Iona’s arrival. We are committed to meeting our customers’ growing needs and ensuring this growth happens in the most environmentally sustainable way. Seeing cruise lines embrace alternative fuels such as LNG is fantastic news not only for the port and the city of Southampton but also for the cruise industry as a whole
Carnival UK Environmental Quiz!
On average, how much can you save on your energy bill if you turn the thermostat down by just 1 degree?
10%