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来源：Offshore Energy 2023-06-06

翻译：国际海事信息网 赵扬捷 张运鸿

        美国邮轮巨头皇家加勒比集团宣布，Celebrity Cruises的名人巅峰号（Celebrity Apex）和皇家加勒比国际的海洋交响号（Symphony of the Seas）将在欧洲开始航行，使用可持续生物燃料来满足船只的部分燃料需求。

        在为期三个月的测试中，名人巅峰号将从鹿特丹港出发，海洋交响号将从巴塞罗那港出发，使用可减少船舶碳排放的生物燃料混合物。要注意的是，这种生物燃料混合物是通过提纯油脂等可再生原料，并与燃油相结合，创造出一种更清洁、更可持续的替代燃料。

        皇家加勒比表示，这一 "里程碑式的测试 "将有助于对燃料的能力和供应链基础设施进行关键的数据和研究，以进一步实现行业的替代燃料雄心。

        它进一步指出，它计划继续增加替代性低碳燃料的使用，以满足其整个船队的船舶需求。

        皇家加勒比集团总裁兼首席执行官Jason Liberty评论说： "生物燃料将实现，不仅是我们自己的，而且是整个海事部门的中短期去碳化目标中发挥越来越重要的作用"。

        "随着试验的完成，我们希望推进我们的船舶有意义地减少排放的能力，并推动与供应商和港口的战略合作，以确保有足够的生物燃料和基础设施，使海运能源转型成为现实。"

         在皇家加勒比集团追求替代燃料的这一最新步骤之前，其 "海洋领航者 "号进行了生物燃料试验，成为第一艘使用可再生柴油燃料从美国港口出发的游轮。

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Celebrity Apex and Symphony of the Sea to set sail using sustainable biofuel

US-based cruise major Royal Caribbean Group has announced that Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Apex and Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas will begin their voyage in Europe using sustainable biofuel to meet part of the ships’ fuel needs.

During the three-month test, Celebrity Apex will depart from the Port of Rotterdam and Symphony of the Seas will depart from the Port of Barcelona using a biofuel blend that reduces the ships’ carbon emissions. To note, the biofuel blend is produced by purifying renewable raw materials like oils and fats and combining it with fuel oil to create an alternative fuel that is cleaner and more sustainable.

The Royal Caribbean said this “landmark test” will contribute critical data and research on the fuel’s capabilities and supply chain infrastructure needed to further the industry’s alternative fuel ambitions.

It further noted that it plans to continue increasing the use of alternative lower-carbon fuel to meet the needs of its ships across the fleet.

Jason Liberty, President and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, commented: “Biofuels will play an increasingly important role in achieving, not only our own but the entire maritime sector’s decarbonisation goals in the short and medium term.”

“With the completion of the trials, our hope is to advance our ships’ ability to meaningfully reduce emissions and propel forward strategic partnerships with suppliers and ports to ensure there is sufficient availability of biofuel and infrastructures to make the maritime energy transition a reality.”

This newest step in Royal Caribbean Group’s pursuit of alternative fuels follows a biofuel trial on its Navigator of the Seas, which became the first cruise ship to sail from a US port while using renewable diesel fuel.