By
Rebecca Gibson |
Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa 2 has become the first cruise ship to be awarded independent Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certification by classification society Germanischer Lloyd.
Europa 2 was voluntarily assessed in accordance with the International Maritime Organization’s EEDI regulations, which were developed to establish a uniform global benchmark for energy efficiency within the shipping industry. The ship’s EEDI was calculated using a set formula and identified the volume of her carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
“Europa 2’s independent certification shows that the CO2 emissions produced by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new ship are substantially lower than the average for the industry’s global fleet currently in service,” said Jörg Lampe, systems engineering and risk management at Germanischer Lloyd. “In fact, it emits 31% less CO2 than other cruise ships of a similar size.”
Launched by former model and entrepreneur Dana Schweiger in Hamburg on 10 May 2013, Europa 2 features a hydrodynamic hull and advanced water treatment technology. She is also the world’s first cruise ship to be fitted with a selective catalytic reduction converter, which reduces nitrogen oxide emissions by almost 95%.
“The ship does not only set the highest, five-star-plus standards in terms of its design, accommodation and dining facilities, its technical features are also first rate, ensuring that resources are conserved as much as possible,” said Karl Pojer, chief executive of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.