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stay of our commitment to sustainable cruise operations going

The Bunker Barge is a ? rst of its kind in the U.S. and forward. For existing ships and where LNG is not available will allow the ships to refuel with LNG at ports along the we have a program to meet the new emissions rules using

U.S. East Coast. This kind of ? exibility will allow you to

EGCS which clean the exhaust from our engines, or to use move vessels to suit marketing and demand trends, yes? cleaner fuels where this is not possible. Because of the new

Correct. The use of a mobile bunker vessel allows more ? ex- ibility in delivery location. As the ? rst of its kind to be based regulations recently adopted by the International Maritime in the United States, the ocean-going LNG bunker barge will Organization, there is a greater push in the industry today to supply LNG to marine customers along the southern East Coast build ships that can utilize cleaner burning fuel, such as LNG- of the U.S. and support growing cruise line demand for LNG powered ships. The European Union is investing heavily in infrastructure that allows for the use of cleaner fuels, and so marine fuel. With its pioneering design and delivery capabilities, in the industry today there is a greater incentive than before the LNG bunker barge will be highly ef? cient and maneuverable to develop LNG-powered ships. There is an increasing regula- and feature an innovative transfer system enabling it to load LNG tory demand for clean emissions, which requires cleaner fuels, from big or small terminals and bunker a variety of customers. and LNG is very much in that bracket. That, together with the new safety regulations for ships using gases as fuels, and the

Carnival Corporation has agreements in place to build developing infrastructure for LNG, was a tipping point, and seven LNG-powered cruise ships across four of its 10 we decided it was the right time to begin the transition to LNG global cruise brands. Is this plan [LNG] Carnival’s end by building the world’s ? rst LNG-powered cruise ships. Also, game on environmental compliance for the 2020 dead- because we are currently designing a new series of vessels, it line and beyond? is a good time to make a choice to transition to LNG-powered

The use of LNG meets and exceeds all current and proposed ships – in effect providing a degree of future proo? ng.

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