Baleària drastically cuts its CO2 emissions
26 July, 2023Baleària has increased the consumption of natural gas on its ten dual-engine ships by 100%. The shipping company estimates this will reduce the emission of 80,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere between 1 June and the end of the year. In October 2021, to avoid losing competitiveness, the shipping company continued to use this cleaner energy only on entry, approaches and stays in port.
The company has maintained its commitment to this fuel which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 30%. Thus, Baleària has incorporated two more ships that can sail on gas, and in 2022 completed the retrofit of the Hedy Lamarr and this spring chartered the Rusadir, a cruise ferry equipped with an electric propulsion system powered by dual natural gas engines.
In addition, Baleària is building the Margarita Salas fast ferry, an upgraded second unit of the innovative Eleanor Roosevelt fast ferry. In total there are eleven ships with dual engines, a versatile technology that allows them to sail with different fuels, including natural gas, an energy that Baleària considers to be the cleanest and most mature.