The Norwegian cruise company Havila Voyages was honoured at this year's “Kreuzfahrtguide Award” in the sustainability category for its ship Havila Pollux – and thus for its clear vision for sustainable cruise tourism. The award ceremony took place in Hamburg Tuesday evening.
Havila Voyages has announced that from 2025 it is extending its season sailing into the UNESCO World Heritage Geirangerford to include April and May. The cruise line currently operates into the world famous fjord during the Summer months, from June to August.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Transport announced a study on the coastal route Bergen – Kirkenes – Bergen, to map out needs for the next tender period. Havila Voyages looks forward to the study, and the next tender announcement from Norwegian authorities, with hopes for stringent emissions and environmental requirements.
Today, Havila Voyages (Havila Kystruten AS) has published its first integrated annual and sustainability report, and it shows among others a significant reduction in CO2 emissons and a historically low amount of food waste.
Havila Voyages took first place in the "Sustainability" category at this year's "Fair Play Awards" organized by the "Cruise Initiative" sales association in Hamburg. The award honors shipping companies that have distinguished themselves through particularly cooperative and transparent collaboration with sales partners and tour operators.
The coastal cruise ship Havila Pollux is resuming its route from Trondheim on Tuesday, November 7th. Havila Voyages has also conducted new emission measurements and has reported a 37% reduction in CO2 emissions on their ships.
The German environmental organization NABU has ranked Havila Voyages at the top of its cruise ranking for 2023, based on the company's efforts towards sustainable solutions and reduced carbon emissions. "We do not need to build new ships to succeed in our zero-emission goals," says CEO Bent Martini.
Die deutsche Umweltorganisation NABU hat Havila Voyages in ihrem Kreuzfahrt-Ranking für das Jahr 2023 an die Spitze gesetzt, basierend auf den Bemühungen des Unternehmens um nachhaltige Lösungen und reduzierte Kohlenstoffemissionen. „Wir müssen keine neuen Schiffe bauen, um unsere Null-Emissions-Ziele zu erreichen“, sagt CEO Bent Martini.
Havila Voyages hat seinen ersten Nachhaltigkeits- und Umweltbericht veröffentlicht. Der Bericht unterstreicht die anspruchsvollen Ziele des Unternehmens. Es geht unter anderem darum das Ziel der CO2-Neutralität bis 2028 zu erreichen und bis spätestens 2030 eine emissionsfreie Küstenroute befahren zu können – alles mit der aktuellen Flotte möglich.
Havila Voyages has launched its first ever sustainability and human rights report. The report highlights the company’s ambitious goals of carbon neutrality by 2028 and for an emission-free coastal route by 2030 – all achievable with the current fleet.
Chairman of the board and main shareholder in Havila Voyages, Per Sævik (82), looks back on a difficult start-up along the historic coastal route but refuses to throw in the towel and give up.
The industry appeal Green Shipping Challenge will be launched during COP27 today, 7th of November. Havila Voyages supports the appeal for the goals of for a greener shipping industry.
„Der Hjørundfjord ist eines von zwei Wundern. Das stimmt schon, der Geirangerfjord ist auf der Liste des Weltkulturerbes und hat mehrere Wasserfälle und Besonderheiten, die der Hjørundfjord nicht hat. Dennoch, wenn wir in den Fjord segeln und zwischen den zwei majestätischen Bergen anhalten, umrundet von einer außergewöhnlichen Aussicht… Meiner Meinung nach ist der Hjørundfjord genauso schön und w
The coastal cruise ship Havila Castor sailed into new fjord entirely emission free
Das neueste Schiff von Havila Kystruten, Havila Castor führte am vergangenen Donnerstag die erste emissionsfreie Kreuzfahrt durch den rund 200 km nordöstlich von Bergen gelegenen Geirangerfjord durch. Der Geirangerfjord ist einer der bekanntesten Fjorde Norwegens und gehört seit dem 14. Juli 2005 zum UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe.
Havila Kystruten`s newest ship, Havila Castor, made history in the Geirangerfjord Thursday – operating the first zero emission cruise through the world heritage fjord.
Plus drei weitere Gründe, warum Havila Voyages die umweltfreundlichste Reederei der Welt ist.
1. Die Rumpfform ist für die norwegischen Bedingungen optimiert
Der Rumpf aller Schiffe von Havila Voyages ist speziell dafür ausgelegt, so energieeffizient wie möglich zu fahren und den örtlichen Wetterbedingungen an der norwegischen Küste standzuhalten.
2. Die Schiffe von Havila Voyages können
Havila Voyages has the ship of the future. At the Nor-Shipping event in Oslo this week, the world’s most environmentally friendly coastal ship, Havila Capella, received the Next Generation Ship Award.
Havila Voyages will have the most environmentally friendly passenger ship on the Norwegian coastline when its new coastal routes open for sailing in December 2021. One of the world’s largest battery pack allows us to sail emission-free for up to four hours.