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Maritime minister praises 'state-of-the-art' Horizon Cruise Terminal

Government
Will Payne
15 September 2021

Transport minister Robert Courts MP has voiced his support over the opening of one of the UK’s greenest cruise terminals.

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The Horizon Cruise Terminal in Southampton, which first welcomed passengers in July, is fitted with shore power which allows vessels with the necessary technology to "plug in" once it is commissioned later this year. It also uses solar panelled roofing. 

Courts said it is "important that our environmental commitments are at the heart of everything we do" as the cruise industry begins to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.