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Squeaky-green cruise ship company says dead fish can breathe life into carbon-free goals

As the shipping industry faces a backlash over harmful emissions, Hurtigruten airs plans to convert to a cleaner-burning gas produced from fish-industry waste.

By Kevin McGwin November 20, 2018
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Norway’s Hurtigruten, operator of that country’s iconic coastal ferry and the world’s largest expedition cruise line, is hoping dead fish will prove a selling point as it seeks to bolster its green image in the face of mounting criticism for the industry’s use of HFO, a highly polluting form of fossil fuel.

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