Cruise news (PropulsionEngines-tagged)
- Accidents
Engine room fire accident on UnCruise Adventures' ship Wilderness Discoverer in Alaska
UnCruise Adventures, a prominent company offering small-ship adventure cruises, has officially confirmed a fire accident on the Wilderness Discoverer...
June 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Japan launches its largest coastal RoPax/cruiseferry company MOL Sunflower
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that it will merge its two ferry and coastal RoRo vessel operating companies (MOL...
June 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
SeaFjord Energy pioneers new ship type for delivering electrical energy
Swedish company SeaFjord Energy has introduced the world's first e-bunker vessel, a groundbreaking ship type that has the potential to make the sea...
June 5, 2023 - Accidents
Ferryboat drifts for hours with 389 passengers onboard due to engine failure
On Saturday (June 3rd), the Taima Star (2015-built Ro-Pax ferry, IMO 9684938) experienced engine trouble near Matsu Islands (Taiwan's Lienchiang...
June 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Bilbao Port’s BilbOPS project deploys shore-power supply based on renewable energy
Spain's Bilbao Port Authority is currently implementing the BilbOPS project, which aims to deploy Onshore Power Supply (OPS) technology based on...
May 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to operate industry’s first net zero greenhouse gas emissions sailing
Next week, MSC Group's Cruise Division will make history by operating the industry's first voyage with net zero greenhouse gas emissions. This...
May 26, 2023 - Cruise Industry
2 vessels of Corsica Ferries undergo Decarbonisation Modelling with Wartsila
Two ships in the Corsica Ferries fleet will undergo a Decarbonisation Modelling process with Wartsila, thus creating a digital model to simulate the...
May 25, 2023 
25 ferry passengers injured after collision with cargo ship off Cebu (Philippines)
More than two dozen people were injured on Sunday when a ferryboat collided with a landing craft near Cebu Island Philippines. The accident occurred...
May 22, 2023- Cruise Industry
EST-Floattech provides Octopus battery system for Reederei Norden-Frisia's new electric catamaran...
EST-Floattech, a Dutch provider of energy storage systems, has been awarded a contract to supply their Octopus Series battery system for a new...
May 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambience retrofitted with selective catalytic reduction system
Ambassador Cruise Line, a U.K.-based company that has its vessels managed by Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services, has recently upgraded its cruise ship...
May 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises celebrates 15th anniversary at sea
TUI Cruises, a partnership between TUI AG and RCG/Royal Caribbean Group, has celebrated its 15th anniversary at sea. The Hamburg-based company has...
May 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Cruise Line's ship Ambition leaves drydock at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (Germany)
Ambassador Cruise Line UK's second ship Ambition/fka AIDAmira recently underwent a 4-week-long dry dock refurbishment at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in...
May 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen makes inaugural shore power connections in Bergen and San Francisco
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and its two ships - Bolette and Borealis, recently made their inaugural shore power connections during port...
May 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries' new LNG-battery hybrid ferry to be named Guillaume de Normandie
Brittany Ferries has announced the name of its new eco-friendly ferry, Guillaume de Normandie, which is expected to join the company's fleet in May...
May 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Southampton (England) welcomes LNG cruise ships at Horizon Terminal
Associated British Ports/ABP, the owner and operator of Port Southampton (England UK), has recently demonstrated its capacity to support different...
May 3, 2023