The Prague Steamboat Company has recently received a very prestigious award. The editorial team of the trade media outlet COT business has recognised a project that could collectively be called "Greening of boat transport in Prague". The Prague Steamboat Company earned the award for its activities in recent years, particularly the construction of an environmentally friendly pier on Kampa in Prague, the renovation of the historic Vltava steamboat, and the launch of environmentally friendly vessels with solar and hybrid propulsion.
The Kampa pier
The history of the pier on Kampa, right next to Prague's oldest bridge, dates back to the end of the 19th century - to 1880; last year PPS celebrated 130 years of its operation. Even before the First World War, in 1912, a regular shipping line was launched from the pier towards Melnik. During the renovation of the pier, period sources were used, which significantly helped to recreate the most faithful image of a place that had been an inseparable part of life in Prague for over a century. The pier currently serves boats from the Prague Boats fleet - the Vltava steamboat, which is used for sightseeing cruises through the city centre, as well as the hybrid eco-friendly boats Sarka, Vlasta, Libuse and Bivoj, made of mahogany wood in Italy.
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