BALTIC PORTS & DESTINATIONS Stockholm – leading the way in sustainability
MARKETS & DESTINATIONS
Infrastructure improvements in Warnemünde
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Stockholm is built on 14 islands with ten centuries of history and culture and a remarkable modernity and trend sensitivity in everything from lifestyle to design, cuisine, and new technology. The city has also adopted a unique approach to sustainability where every aspect of environmental, economic and social impact is part of the equation.
Ports of Stockholm has for a long time been working with environmentally differentiated port fees. Focus of the current
model is less emissions to air of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides and particle matters.
The environmental discount is attached to the Clean Shipping Index (CSI) which the Swedish Maritime Administration uses for discounts of the fairway fees, and the model is constructed so that even smaller improvements will result in a discount. From January 2020 the model is supplemented with the Environmental Ship Index (ESI).
Nyborg – a new Danish cruise destination
Denmark’s ancient town of Nyborg is a new Danish cruise destination, and the latest partner to join the Cruise Baltic network. Nyborg provides access to many new and memorable experiences, such as historic castles, scenic nature, and world-
class attractions. This year, Cruise Nyborg is promoting a guided boat trip on the Great Belt, where guests can enjoy a close up view of one of the most iconic bridges, the Great Belt Bridge. The Great Belt Bridge connects Funen and Zealand and is one of the world’s largest construction projects and consists of a railway part and a motorway part. The Great Belt is a Natura 2000 reserve, holding one of Denmark’s largest populations of porpoise, which often play on the surface of the sea.
Gotland – most popular island destination in the Baltic
Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea. Now a part of Sweden but with a long history from the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. The Hanseatic town is a UNESCO World Heritage site with a 3.5km long city wall, medieval church ruins, warehouses
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and merchant homes. Guided walking tours provide a good insight into the history and can be combined with tastings of local specialties or a visit to a local brewery. The new cruise quay in Visby makes it possible to stay longer and explore more of Gotland. With a bus tour, you can visit a fishing village by the seaside, visit one of the medieval churches or go on a trip with the Gotland Museum Railway. It is also possible to visit the small island of Fårö, north of Gotland. A spectacular landscape that inspired the famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.
Both the port and the railway infrastructure in Warnemünde are undergoing extensive improvements. In May, the converted Warnemünde railway station will open and a shore power facility is scheduled to start trial operation in the port this summer.
In order to improve the quality and safety of cruises in Warnemünde the federal state, the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock and Rostock Port are investing in an additional terminal building – the 186mtr long Warnemünde Cruise Center 8 – at berth P8 which is ready in spring 2020.
Guest experience comes first in Aalborg
As a tourist destination, Aalborg recognises the difficulties ‘overcrowding’ can place not only on the infrastructure and facilities of the city and the daily lives of its residents, but also on the experience, comfort and hospitality it can offer to its valued guests, whether they arrive by land, sea or air. In response to this and from the start of the 2020 season, Aalborg has instituted a one-ship destination policy for cruise ship calls. This means, that once a cruise line has confirmed a visit to Aalborg, not only will it have sole access to the city and its environs from its city centre quay, but also to its highly educated and skilled team of cruise guides.
Aalborg sees this initiative, together with its renowned hospitality, as its future as a tourist destination; Aalborg’s guest experience comes first above all else.
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