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Sustainable journey
SUSTAINABLE JOURNEYS
When you travel with us, you are not only a passenger on one of our vessels, but you are also on route to more climate-neutral ferry traffic.
Destination Gotland is making long-term efforts to reduce their carbon footprint and impact on the environment. Thanks to decisions that were made at a much earlier date, we can now be at the forefront of the shipping industry's environmental efforts. What we do today will affect tomorrow's Gotland ferry services.
As early as the 1990s we started working towards more modern, sustainable Gotland connections. We invested in new ships and more fuel-efficient technology. At the turn of the millennium, we decided to invest in cutting-edge technology and gas-powered vessels, which allowed us to put the new M/S Visborg and M/S Gotland vessels into operation in 2019/2020. Both ships are powered by liquefied natural gas and biogas. Technology development continues at a rapid pace, and we are continuously working to implement new, more efficient solutions that reduce emissions. In a next step, we see that electrification, hybrid ships, biogas and hydrogen technology will play an important role in making traffic completely climate neutral.
We collaborate with several actors in shipping and invest in new technologies and innovations in the fuel market to make the journey towards fossil-free travel as fast and efficient as possible. We need to be smart in everything we do, from on board service and the food we serve to the handling of the ship's materials and what is consumed on the ferry. Systematic environmental work and management systems are allowing us to go on improving our efforts for even more sustainable travel at sea.
The above is an excerpt from our sustainability report. To read more about our sustainability efforts, please see: destinationgotland.se/sustainability
HIGHLIGHTS
1998
We start using low-sulphur fuel to reduce emissions of sulphur at sea, 17 years before this became a requirement for shipping on the Baltic Sea. Catalysers installed to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), equivalent to the reduction required by law from January 1, 2021. Sorting of all waste from rubbish and guest areas on our vessels. 2007
Installation of solar film on windows reduces heat radiation and cooling requirement. Route optimisation. Eco-driving.
2003
Recycling of exhaust heat reduces electricity consumption on board. 2009
Wastewater from vessels taken ashore for treatment at Visby treatment plant. Water from cleaning machinery and deck cleaners is disposed of as hazardous waste.
1995 2000 2005 2010
2019
New vessel M/S Visborg, powered by LNG and LBG, enters service. Shore power connection at the Port of Visby. We recycle cold air from the LNG system to the cooling system and reduce electricity consumption. We start to reduce our use of plastic on board our vessels. Examples include coffee cups made from paper and grass composite and plastic packaging made from recycled plastic.
2015 2020 2020
New vessel M/S Gotland enters service, also powered by LNG and LBG.
2021
We increase the proportion of biogas in our fuel mix to 10%.
2025 2030
Our goal is for the next generation of vessels to enter service by 2030. New electrification and hydrogen technologies will lead the way towards climate-neutral services.
2030 2045
