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Cruise lines and ports are banking on shore power. What does that mean?
Article via USA Today Shore power has become a major focus of the cruise industry’s sustainability efforts. Technology enabling ships to connect to landside electrical power has been added to![Port of Seattle becomes first U.S. port to require 100% of cruise vessels to use shore power](https://aapapowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240611_ShorePower_20190518_11_16x9_WEB-750x464.jpg)
Port of Seattle becomes first U.S. port to require 100% of cruise vessels to use shore power
Article courtesy of AJOT The Port of Seattle became the first port in the nation to independently require that 100% of all cruise vessels homeported in Seattle be shore power![Port of Seattle Expands Shore Power for Cruise Ships](https://aapapowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Seattle-Pier-66-shore-power.webp)