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Q: Please introduce yourself and your role and focus within the IAPH cruise committee. A: My name is Simone Maraschi and I am the managing director of Cruise Gate Hamburg and chair of the IAPH cruise committee. Q: What work is the cruise committee focusing on overall? A: The role of the cruise committee is to support member ports by providing information and data. The committee facilitates and encourages communication, exchange of information, and interaction with other external industry associations, such as Cruise Line International Association (CLIA). For example, at the last cruise committee meeting, a cruise line and an onshore power supply (OPS) technology service provider were invited to present the latest developments in sustainable technologies. The cruise committee's activities have recently restarted after a long break owing to the pandemic. At the moment, we are working on setting up an OPS cruise platform. This involves the creation of a database with data from member ports and then a dialogue with the CLIA to get an overview of the situation among the world's cruise ship fleet. |