A View From The Hook - Adam Armstrong
@viewfromthehook.bsky.social
Maritime, port and ship pollution, decarbonization, shore power, electrification, climate, transportation, cruise, cargo, Brooklyn NYC and beyond. And some politics (as is required if you care about this planet 🌏 ).
Blog: http://www.aviewfromthehook.com
Blog: http://www.aviewfromthehook.com
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A View From The Hook
shore power, cruise, Red Hook, cold ironing, bunker fuel, Brooklyn, pollution, ships, sulfur, cancer, asthma, terminal, NYCEDC, Port Authority,
www.aviewfromthehook.com
Here's a link to my now dormant blog. It's a record of the fight to build shore power at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. That fight continues elsewhere (in person, Twitter, and now here), but the historic context & scientific information I shared in the blog is important, IMHO. www.aviewfromthehook.com
Good news for #RedHook! The polluting behemoth is leaving. This MSC ship should’ve never been allowed to dock in Bklyn when it was incompatible with the shore power system & there was no plan for traffic control #cancer #asthma PM2.5 #climate #health #DirtyDiesel www.cruisecritic.com/news/msc-cru...
www.cruisecritic.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Good news for #RedHook! The polluting behemoth is leaving. This MSC ship should’ve never been allowed to dock in Bklyn when it was incompatible with the shore power system & there was no plan for traffic control #cancer #asthma PM2.5 #climate #health #DirtyDiesel www.cruisecritic.com/news/msc-cru...
The shore power jib (crane) is no longer at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. What’s going on? Has the long promised “mobile” jib been put into service? Is every ship now idling 24/7, burning dirty diesel fuel, while docked at the terminal? NYCEDC?
July 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The shore power jib (crane) is no longer at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. What’s going on? Has the long promised “mobile” jib been put into service? Is every ship now idling 24/7, burning dirty diesel fuel, while docked at the terminal? NYCEDC?
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Without a ban on the use of scrubbers and the discharge of scrubber wastewater, or a mandate to use cleaner distillate fuels, ecosystems, ocean resources and coastal communities will continue to be threatened and human health risks will increase. Via @pacenvironment.bsky.social
#banscrubbers
#banscrubbers
Poison in the water: The call to ban scrubber discharge
Pacific Environment's latest report lays out the case for why the IMO should immediately ban scrubber discharge into the marine environment.
www.pacificenvironment.org
July 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Without a ban on the use of scrubbers and the discharge of scrubber wastewater, or a mandate to use cleaner distillate fuels, ecosystems, ocean resources and coastal communities will continue to be threatened and human health risks will increase. Via @pacenvironment.bsky.social
#banscrubbers
#banscrubbers
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The MS Zuiderdam in Portland today dumping millions of gallons of toxic scrubber wash into Casco Bay.
We are asking the city to ban scrubber wash discharge when the cruise ships are in port. Join us!
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
#Banscrubbers #cruiseships
#Maine #CruiseMaine
We are asking the city to ban scrubber wash discharge when the cruise ships are in port. Join us!
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
#Banscrubbers #cruiseships
#Maine #CruiseMaine
July 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The MS Zuiderdam in Portland today dumping millions of gallons of toxic scrubber wash into Casco Bay.
We are asking the city to ban scrubber wash discharge when the cruise ships are in port. Join us!
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
#Banscrubbers #cruiseships
#Maine #CruiseMaine
We are asking the city to ban scrubber wash discharge when the cruise ships are in port. Join us!
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
#Banscrubbers #cruiseships
#Maine #CruiseMaine
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“Given the significant risks and harms from scrubber discharge, regulations like the proposed revision to Rule 8 of the Portland Terminal Tariff to prohibit scrubber wash discharge while ships are at dock, are appropriate and justified."
Kay Brown @pacenvironment.bsky.social
#banscrubbers #Maine
Kay Brown @pacenvironment.bsky.social
#banscrubbers #Maine
Scrubber Wash Ban - Portland Cruise Control
Support the ban on cruise ship scrubber discharge in Portland, Maine. Learn about the environmental impact and how you can help protect Casco Bay.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
July 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“Given the significant risks and harms from scrubber discharge, regulations like the proposed revision to Rule 8 of the Portland Terminal Tariff to prohibit scrubber wash discharge while ships are at dock, are appropriate and justified."
Kay Brown @pacenvironment.bsky.social
#banscrubbers #Maine
Kay Brown @pacenvironment.bsky.social
#banscrubbers #Maine
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Cruise ship traffic in shallow areas, like ports, can trigger large methane emissions by just moving through the water, regardless of fuel. Methane is 27 times as powerful as carbon dioxide as a ghg, but these emissions are often overlooked
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Coastal methane emissions triggered by ship passages - Communications Earth & Environment
Shipping in estuaries causes pressure changes and water column mixing, which induces methane emissions to the atmosphere, according to field observations of methane from Neva Bay, Russia.
www.nature.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Cruise ship traffic in shallow areas, like ports, can trigger large methane emissions by just moving through the water, regardless of fuel. Methane is 27 times as powerful as carbon dioxide as a ghg, but these emissions are often overlooked
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@annabarford.bsky.social
@radreduction.bsky.social
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@annabarford.bsky.social
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“We have work certificates from Selecmar that sells Cuban workers for luxury cruises and withholds 80% of the workers' wages … “
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Holiday cruise giant MSC using Cuban workers as 'slaves', says NGO
The company allegedly works with Selecmark, the Cuban authority which "lends" Cuban workers all over the world. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“We have work certificates from Selecmar that sells Cuban workers for luxury cruises and withholds 80% of the workers' wages … “
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Been thinking a lot about big ships lately, over at @outsideinradio.bsky.social! This was a gnarly story to report: lots of fuzzy numbers, conflicting narratives and long-held truths.
As always, going directly to the people interacting with these ships reaped the most interesting answers.
As always, going directly to the people interacting with these ships reaped the most interesting answers.
This summer, more than 100 cruises will visit Portland, Maine. They arrive with a promise: more ships mean more money for a local economy. But how is that playing out on the ground?
@marinahenke.bsky.social spent the past few months charting these muddy waters.
outsideinradio.org/shows/cruise...
@marinahenke.bsky.social spent the past few months charting these muddy waters.
outsideinradio.org/shows/cruise...
Cruise-o-nomics — Outside/In
Cruise ships are supposed to benefit local economies. Do they? Producer Marina Henke spent the months leading up to the 2025 cruise season charting these muddy waters in Portland, Maine.
outsideinradio.org
June 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Been thinking a lot about big ships lately, over at @outsideinradio.bsky.social! This was a gnarly story to report: lots of fuzzy numbers, conflicting narratives and long-held truths.
As always, going directly to the people interacting with these ships reaped the most interesting answers.
As always, going directly to the people interacting with these ships reaped the most interesting answers.
Seacap Becomes World’s First Capital Partner for Shore Power "It is the first capital partner globally to focus specifically on sustainable ports – with an emphasis on shore power and zero-emission port development" www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/seacap-...
Seacap Becomes World’s First Capital Partner for Shore Power
The company Seacap has launched as a new, specialized company designed to make it significantly easier for ports to carry out the…
www.maritimeprofessional.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Seacap Becomes World’s First Capital Partner for Shore Power "It is the first capital partner globally to focus specifically on sustainable ports – with an emphasis on shore power and zero-emission port development" www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/seacap-...
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Here is Quantum of the Seas docked in Victoria tonight. We get toxic emissions from the cruise ships and all that comes with them. Buses sit and idle with no consequence to the bus company or cruise lines.
We’re the ones who pay with the effect on our health, city, environment and ecosystems.
We’re the ones who pay with the effect on our health, city, environment and ecosystems.
May 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Here is Quantum of the Seas docked in Victoria tonight. We get toxic emissions from the cruise ships and all that comes with them. Buses sit and idle with no consequence to the bus company or cruise lines.
We’re the ones who pay with the effect on our health, city, environment and ecosystems.
We’re the ones who pay with the effect on our health, city, environment and ecosystems.
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Air quality measurements taken last week when cruise ships – such as NCL’s Norwegian Star – visited #Cobh, in #Ireland’s #Cork Harbour, show air pollution levels up to more than 250 times higher than safe levels recommended by @who.int
cleanarctic.org/2025/05/22/c... @sianprior.bsky.social #ireland
cleanarctic.org/2025/05/22/c... @sianprior.bsky.social #ireland
May 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Air quality measurements taken last week when cruise ships – such as NCL’s Norwegian Star – visited #Cobh, in #Ireland’s #Cork Harbour, show air pollution levels up to more than 250 times higher than safe levels recommended by @who.int
cleanarctic.org/2025/05/22/c... @sianprior.bsky.social #ireland
cleanarctic.org/2025/05/22/c... @sianprior.bsky.social #ireland
The protests in Portland forced the captain of the MSC Meraviglai to switch to cleaner fuel - a fuel that the ship should have been using in the first place! These lawless cruise companies will do whatever they want, until they're called out and shamed. theqsjournal.substack.com/p/portland-r...
Portland residents force impaired cruise ship seeking shelter to burn cleaner fuel
PORTLAND, May 17, 2025 - The cruise ship industry doesn’t even need passengers to cause a major row in a port city.
theqsjournal.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The protests in Portland forced the captain of the MSC Meraviglai to switch to cleaner fuel - a fuel that the ship should have been using in the first place! These lawless cruise companies will do whatever they want, until they're called out and shamed. theqsjournal.substack.com/p/portland-r...
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“The cruise ship industry doesn’t even need passengers to cause a major row in a port city.”
The indefatigable Lincoln Millstein covers the MSC Meraviglia debacle in Portland
Maine
#cruiseMaine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #portland #Maine
#publichealth
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The indefatigable Lincoln Millstein covers the MSC Meraviglia debacle in Portland
Maine
#cruiseMaine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #portland #Maine
#publichealth
open.substack.com/pub/theqsjou...
Portland residents force impaired cruise ship seeking shelter to burn cleaner fuel
PORTLAND, May 17, 2025 - The cruise ship industry doesn’t even need passengers to cause a major row in a port city.
open.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
“The cruise ship industry doesn’t even need passengers to cause a major row in a port city.”
The indefatigable Lincoln Millstein covers the MSC Meraviglia debacle in Portland
Maine
#cruiseMaine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #portland #Maine
#publichealth
open.substack.com/pub/theqsjou...
The indefatigable Lincoln Millstein covers the MSC Meraviglia debacle in Portland
Maine
#cruiseMaine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #portland #Maine
#publichealth
open.substack.com/pub/theqsjou...
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Thank you for your condolences.
Right now !
We thought maybe cheaper to wet dock in Portland for 5 days than NY. You know, it is all about the $.
Right now !
We thought maybe cheaper to wet dock in Portland for 5 days than NY. You know, it is all about the $.
May 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Thank you for your condolences.
Right now !
We thought maybe cheaper to wet dock in Portland for 5 days than NY. You know, it is all about the $.
Right now !
We thought maybe cheaper to wet dock in Portland for 5 days than NY. You know, it is all about the $.
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Tonight the MSC Meraviglia is choking Portland.
What does exhaust like this tell you?
@radreduction.bsky.social
@fairsailing.bsky.social
@viewfromthehook.bsky.social
@annabarford.bsky.social
Photo courtesy @mswnola.bsky.social
#CruiseMaine #Portland
What does exhaust like this tell you?
@radreduction.bsky.social
@fairsailing.bsky.social
@viewfromthehook.bsky.social
@annabarford.bsky.social
Photo courtesy @mswnola.bsky.social
#CruiseMaine #Portland
May 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tonight the MSC Meraviglia is choking Portland.
What does exhaust like this tell you?
@radreduction.bsky.social
@fairsailing.bsky.social
@viewfromthehook.bsky.social
@annabarford.bsky.social
Photo courtesy @mswnola.bsky.social
#CruiseMaine #Portland
What does exhaust like this tell you?
@radreduction.bsky.social
@fairsailing.bsky.social
@viewfromthehook.bsky.social
@annabarford.bsky.social
Photo courtesy @mswnola.bsky.social
#CruiseMaine #Portland
MSC Meraviglia making enemies in port communities up and down the East Coast 😡
I have no idea why MSC chose Portland as the port to do these repairs. So sorry your community is being subjected to this awful and dangerous pollution.
I have no idea why MSC chose Portland as the port to do these repairs. So sorry your community is being subjected to this awful and dangerous pollution.
Day 3 of the MSC Meraviglia in wet dock, polluting our air and water. No passengers, crew only.
Was it too expensive to do the necessary repairs in New York?
@viewfromthehook.bsky.social you might know this.
It seems it is cheaper to pollute Portland & Casco Bay!
#CruiseMaine #portland
#Maine
Was it too expensive to do the necessary repairs in New York?
@viewfromthehook.bsky.social you might know this.
It seems it is cheaper to pollute Portland & Casco Bay!
#CruiseMaine #portland
#Maine
May 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
MSC Meraviglia making enemies in port communities up and down the East Coast 😡
I have no idea why MSC chose Portland as the port to do these repairs. So sorry your community is being subjected to this awful and dangerous pollution.
I have no idea why MSC chose Portland as the port to do these repairs. So sorry your community is being subjected to this awful and dangerous pollution.
In 2021, the commitment was made to build shore power at Port of Miami. 4 years later, shore power is up and running and fully functional for multiple ships at a time. Meanwhile, in NYC ...
"Shore power not only addresses environmental concerns but also fosters healthier, more vibrant communities around ports ... " www.wsp.com/en-gl/projec...
PortMiami Shore Power
WSP and PortMiami chart course to greener future for cruise industry with largest shore power installation on U.S. East Coast.
www.wsp.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In 2021, the commitment was made to build shore power at Port of Miami. 4 years later, shore power is up and running and fully functional for multiple ships at a time. Meanwhile, in NYC ...
"Shore power not only addresses environmental concerns but also fosters healthier, more vibrant communities around ports ... " www.wsp.com/en-gl/projec...
PortMiami Shore Power
WSP and PortMiami chart course to greener future for cruise industry with largest shore power installation on U.S. East Coast.
www.wsp.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Shore power not only addresses environmental concerns but also fosters healthier, more vibrant communities around ports ... " www.wsp.com/en-gl/projec...
"Hamburg, Germany is on track to complete the installation of shore power capabilities at all of its terminals for large containerships"
Hamburg Proceeds with Shore Power at All Terminals for Large Containerships maritime-executive.com/article/hamb... #maritime #shorepower #climate #health
Hamburg Proceeds with Shore Power at All Terminals for Large Containerships maritime-executive.com/article/hamb... #maritime #shorepower #climate #health
Hamburg Proceeds with Shore Power at All Terminals for Large Containerships
Less than a year after becoming the first port in Europe to offer shore power for large containerships, Hamburg, Germany is on track to complete the...
maritime-executive.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Hamburg, Germany is on track to complete the installation of shore power capabilities at all of its terminals for large containerships"
Hamburg Proceeds with Shore Power at All Terminals for Large Containerships maritime-executive.com/article/hamb... #maritime #shorepower #climate #health
Hamburg Proceeds with Shore Power at All Terminals for Large Containerships maritime-executive.com/article/hamb... #maritime #shorepower #climate #health
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A new community group, Portland Cruise Control, is advocating for greater awareness of the cruise industry’s negative effects.
#CruiseMaine #CruisePortland
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
#CruiseMaine #CruisePortland
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
Portland Welcomes First Cruise Ship Of The Season, Over One Hundred Ships And Thousands Passengers Expected - Travel And Tour World
Portland welcomed its first cruise ship of the season on Thursday, marking the beginning of a bustling tourism period that will continue through November.
www.travelandtourworld.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A new community group, Portland Cruise Control, is advocating for greater awareness of the cruise industry’s negative effects.
#CruiseMaine #CruisePortland
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
#CruiseMaine #CruisePortland
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
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And so it begins…..
* 2025 Cruise Ship season is 7 months long
* 97 cruise ships will arrive in Portland, with 88 ships utilizing scrubbers
* on average cruise ships will discharge 6-8 million gallons of toxic scrubber wash per day
If all cruise ships were this small, we wouldn’t need to exist!
* 2025 Cruise Ship season is 7 months long
* 97 cruise ships will arrive in Portland, with 88 ships utilizing scrubbers
* on average cruise ships will discharge 6-8 million gallons of toxic scrubber wash per day
If all cruise ships were this small, we wouldn’t need to exist!
April 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And so it begins…..
* 2025 Cruise Ship season is 7 months long
* 97 cruise ships will arrive in Portland, with 88 ships utilizing scrubbers
* on average cruise ships will discharge 6-8 million gallons of toxic scrubber wash per day
If all cruise ships were this small, we wouldn’t need to exist!
* 2025 Cruise Ship season is 7 months long
* 97 cruise ships will arrive in Portland, with 88 ships utilizing scrubbers
* on average cruise ships will discharge 6-8 million gallons of toxic scrubber wash per day
If all cruise ships were this small, we wouldn’t need to exist!
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🌎🚢 IMO negotiations ended in disappointment on Friday. What actually happened at #MEPC83 and why does it matter for shipping, climate and climate vulnerable nations?
Here’s a quick thread to get you up to speed, and read our PR on the IMO negotiations' conclusion. 👇
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#ClimateSky #GreenSky
Here’s a quick thread to get you up to speed, and read our PR on the IMO negotiations' conclusion. 👇
🧵1/7
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
Press release: IMO talks leave climate vulnerable countries adrift — Opportunity Green
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed measures to cut international shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions, including a global pricing mechanism on emissions, marking an historic first...
www.opportunitygreen.org
April 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🌎🚢 IMO negotiations ended in disappointment on Friday. What actually happened at #MEPC83 and why does it matter for shipping, climate and climate vulnerable nations?
Here’s a quick thread to get you up to speed, and read our PR on the IMO negotiations' conclusion. 👇
🧵1/7
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
Here’s a quick thread to get you up to speed, and read our PR on the IMO negotiations' conclusion. 👇
🧵1/7
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
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And we could start by removing what constitutes 1/3 of all global shipping voyages: the transport of fossil fuels www.bbc.com/news/article...
Global breakthrough agreement to tackle shipping emissions
Countries break ten-year deadlock to agree measures to reduce commercial shipping emissions.
www.bbc.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
And we could start by removing what constitutes 1/3 of all global shipping voyages: the transport of fossil fuels www.bbc.com/news/article...
