Number of Passengers at Cruise Ship Ports 2009-2010 (WRI, 2011)

The Cruise Ports dataset shows the number of visitors received by ports worldwide from July 2009 - June 2010. This dataset is part of the Reefs at Risk Revisited [https://www.wri.org/research/reefs-risk-revisited] report from World Resources Institute (WRI). Cruise port and passenger volume data was provided to WRI by Clean Cruising [https://www.cleancruising.com.au/], a commercial cruise booking company based in Brisbane, Australia.

Cruise ships can be a significant source of air and water pollution. According to a 2010 report from Cruise Lines International Association [https://cruising.org/en-gb], a typical one-week cruise on a large ship (3,000 passengers and crew) generates almost 800 cubic meters of sewage; 3,700 cubic meters of graywater; half a cubic meter of hazardous waste; 8 tons of solid waste; and nearly 100 cubic meters of oily bilge water. Pollution from cruise ships can threaten coral reef health, particularly in the Atlantic where there are a large number of cruise ship ports. Cruise ships also produce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and can disturb marine wildlife. These problems are exacerbated in ports where several ships are frequently docked. Identifying locations and volume of cruise ship passengers can provide insight on where to expect environmental impacts to water and air quality at ports. The Cruise Ports dataset can also help inform environmental policy decisions in areas that receive high volumes of cruise ship passengers.

The Cruise Ports dataset was provided by WRI [https://www.wri.org/about], an independent, non-governmental global research organization that seeks to create equity and prosperity through sustainable natural resource management. WRI was founded in 1982 to address the environmental issues of deforestation, desertification and climate change. They use a science and evidence-based approach to achieve global change. WRI conducts independent research, tests ideas with leaders of cities, companies and countries, and implements proven ideas to transform societies and economies.

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Author UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Maintainer UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Last Updated December 7, 2022, 08:17 (UTC)
Created December 7, 2022, 08:17 (UTC)
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Issued 2022-03-14 14:40:53
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Modified 2022-04-28 15:15:32
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Publisher name UNEP/GRID-Geneva
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projects_description This project was set up in the frame of the implementation of the Cartagena Convention Secretariat’s 2020/2021 work plan and budget approved by the Sixteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region held from July 28-30, 2021
projects_id MX-L2W-HWZ-RIC-LM1-Y0V
projects_title Caribbean Sea and Wider Caribbean Region
range_end_at_year 2022
range_start_at_year 2009
source_abstract The Cruise Ports dataset shows the number of visitors received by ports worldwide from July 2009 - June 2010. This dataset is part of the Reefs at Risk Revisited [https://www.wri.org/research/reefs-risk-revisited] report from World Resources Institute (WRI). Cruise port and passenger volume data was provided to WRI by Clean Cruising [https://www.cleancruising.com.au/], a commercial cruise booking company based in Brisbane, Australia. Cruise ships can be a significant source of air and water pollution. According to a 2010 report from Cruise Lines International Association [https://cruising.org/en-gb], a typical one-week cruise on a large ship (3,000 passengers and crew) generates almost 800 cubic meters of sewage; 3,700 cubic meters of graywater; half a cubic meter of hazardous waste; 8 tons of solid waste; and nearly 100 cubic meters of oily bilge water. Pollution from cruise ships can threaten coral reef health, particularly in the Atlantic where there are a large number of cruise ship ports. Cruise ships also produce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and can disturb marine wildlife. These problems are exacerbated in ports where several ships are frequently docked. Identifying locations and volume of cruise ship passengers can provide insight on where to expect environmental impacts to water and air quality at ports. The Cruise Ports dataset can also help inform environmental policy decisions in areas that receive high volumes of cruise ship passengers. The Cruise Ports dataset was provided by WRI [https://www.wri.org/about], an independent, non-governmental global research organization that seeks to create equity and prosperity through sustainable natural resource management. WRI was founded in 1982 to address the environmental issues of deforestation, desertification and climate change. They use a science and evidence-based approach to achieve global change. WRI conducts independent research, tests ideas with leaders of cities, companies and countries, and implements proven ideas to transform societies and economies.
source_title Number of Passengers at Cruise Ship Ports 2009-2010 (WRI, 2011)
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