Cruise news (PropulsionEngines-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
First shore power facility inaugurated for DFDS ferries in Copenhagen (Denmark)
A new shore power facility has been inaugurated on Tuesday, October 26, at the DFDS terminal in Copenhagen (Denmark) by, among others, the Lord Mayor...
October 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard cuts steel for first smart electric passenger ship
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (one of the world's largest shipbuilding companies) started the construction on an electric propulsion...
October 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea's ‘Project Evolution’ is the first cruise ship to use fuel cells providing 100% of power...
The industry’s first hybrid-powered cruise ship is scheduled to debut in summer 2023 (Silver Nova) as part of the RCG-Royal Caribbean Group...
October 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK's Portsmouth Port becomes shore power ready as part of net zero plan
Portsmouth City Council approved a strategy for shoreside power supply at Portsmouth Port UK, which would allow visiting cruise ships to switch off...
October 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Windstar Cruises’ all-suite yacht Star Legend debuts in Lisbon, Portugal
The U.S. headquartered small ship cruise line Windstar announces the debut of its all-suite Star Plus Class yacht Star Legend, sailing from Lisbon...
September 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Shell launches first fully-electric ferry service in Singapore
Royal Dutch Shell has ordered at least 3x electric ferries in Singapore in order to replace the diesel boats it uses to transport visitors and...
September 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK's "greenest cruise terminal" officially opens in Port Southampton
A new cruise ship terminal at Port Southampton (England), claimed to be the greenest in the UK, was officially opened. The GBP 55 million (EUR 64,5M...
September 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten adds 3rd battery hybrid powered ship, MS Otto Sverdrup
Hurtigruten Expeditions introduced the fleet’s 3rd battery-hybrid powered ship - MS Otto Sverdrup/Finnmarken. Otto Sverdrup departed from...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Valencia starts work on new cruise passenger terminal project
The new public passenger terminal starts to take its first steps with the procedure for the works for the “refurbishment of the site of the...
August 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Miami-Dade County announce “Shore-Power Ready” efforts
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced it had partnered with Miami-Dade County in order to make the Pearl of Miami, its new state-of-the...
August 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
A-ROSA Cruises' newest ship to be named Arosa Sena
AROSA Cruises' eco-friendly newbuild which is scheduled to set sail in May 2022 will be named A-ROSA Sena. The project was initially announced under...
August 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Werft to build MY Njord residential superyacht with 117 apartments
An 84,800 GT residential yacht called MY NJORD with a total of 117 apartments is to be completed for ORD-Ocean Residences Development Ltd. by the end...
August 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises celebrating 20th anniversary of shore power in Juneau, Alaska
Princess Cruises made history when the line introduced its revolutionary shore power programme and commenced operations via a partnership with the...
July 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC, Fincantieri & Snam to build the world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship
MSC Cruises, Fincantieri and Snam revealed the signing of an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to jointly determine the conditions for the design and...
July 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Moscow launches electric ferry service in 2022
Russia's capital city Moscow plans to incorporate a fleet of fully electric passenger ferries into its public transport network from summer 2022...
July 26, 2021