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INNOVATION FINDS ITS THE ENVIRONMENTAL
HOME PORT IMPACT OF SUPERYACHTS
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
On land, the new La Ciotat shipyard, intended for re-
fitting superyachts, meets ambitious environmental As part of the project “Monaco, Capital of Yachting”,
requirements. The port site stands out for supporting which aims to make the Principality a centre of ex-
innovation in yachting. During his speech, the shipy- cellence and innovation in superyachts, the Monaco
ard’s director, Jean-Yves Saussol, announced the Yacht Club created the “SEA Index” in collaboration
arrival of Hynova Yachts, the first yachting brand to with Credit Suisse. This benchmark will help assess
use electrical and hydrogen propulsion: “The nearby CO emissions and improve the environmental per-
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Calanques National Park reminds us of the protection formance of vessels longer than 40 metres. Already
efforts required to restore this industrial site. These up and running and available online, this tailor-made
innovations are part of the solution to reduce the in- tool assigns a score depending on environmental
dustry’s impact.” standards, with the aim to extend it to other areas
of yachting and become a sustainability benchmark,
covering propulsion systems, energy recovery, che-
micals, waste and water.

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, President of the
Monaco Yacht Club, recognised efforts made by
the owners of the two vessels (the Ragnar and the
Maltese Falcon) which have just joined the initiative,
supervised by the historic rating agency Lloyd’s Re-
gister. The ambition to improve the environmental im-
pact of superyachts is shared by Water Revolution
which, using the YETI tool, can examine the life cycle
of a yacht.

© mesi IN
FIGURES

The yachting industry
represents 1% of maritime
sector emissions

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