sightseeing journeys These are floating cities that create serious pollution in the atmosphere, sea and land; That’s why more and more cities are working to limit the number of these ships in ports. Palma de Mallorca has already done this. However, it does not seem easy to do this systematically across the country. The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility stated that it cannot impose restrictions on the entry of tourist ships into Spanish ports. Lack of necessary legal support“for him.
This is the Government’s response to a series of written questions recently recorded in Congress by MPs Sumar Félix Alonso and Vicenç Vidal and accessed by Europa Press.
MPs were interested in his writings about the possibility of promoting a stricter regulatory framework for cruise activities in Turkey. financial, environmental or use of less polluting fuelsGiven the increase in cruise ships arriving in the Balearic Islands in recent years.
But they also asked about actions the Government plans to take to limit the environmental impacts created by cruise tourism. Damage to the health of people living near ports placement.
In his response letter, the administrator primarily stated that emissions from international maritime traffic are not counted. However, he points out that based on data collected by Eurostat, it can be concluded that the percentage of cruise ships destined for Spain represents “4.6% of the total number of cruise ships” in 2021.
At this point, the Government states that it cannot approve restrictions on cruise ships’ access to Spanish ports because it does not have the necessary legal support.
Agreements need to be made with companies
Also, Administrator says: Prior agreement with the main cruise companies is required. It is an issue that “affects the relevant coastal cities and the relevant regional government as well as jurisdictions in tourism matters,” said service providers represented in the International Cruise Lines Association.
In this sense, the Government reminds that experiences such as those obtained in this regard are already known. Palma de Mallorca in May 2022 to bring greater rationality to port uses with the gradual arrival of cruise ships. The number of cruise ships that can dock in this port at the same time has been limited ever since.
The massive atmospheric pollution caused by these ships, as well as the congestion in port traffic and the concentration of tourists in the affected cities, led him to consider the possibility of other parts of Spain, such as Barcelona or Ibiza, imitating Palma’s example.
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