Cruise news (PropulsionEngines-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Stena Line to launch two fully-electric cruiseferries by 2030
Stena Line plans to operate two battery-powered ships on the Sweden-Denmark route Goteborg/Gothenburg-Frederikshavn before 2030. Stena's CEO...
February 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co's new ferry MANXMAN powered by ‘World's Most Efficient Diesel...
Isle of Man UK/Douglas-based Steam Packet Company announced that its newbuild ferry MANXMAN will be powered by the world’s most efficient 4...
February 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Chinese all-electric river cruise ship expected to break records
The subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Corporation, Wuxi Saisiyi Electric Technology, is set to deliver one of the largest all-electric ships in the...
January 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries floats out its first new LNG ferry Salamanca
The first of two LNG-powered ships (China-built) for Brittany Ferries - MS Salamanca - has been floated on January 5, 2021. The newbuild cruiseferry...
January 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Ports of Stockholm's commitment to solar cell systems continues
The commitment of Ports of Stockholm to renewable energy continues via the installation of a new rooftop solar cell facility at Stockholm Norvik Port...
December 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras ship docks in Rotterdam for her first LNG refueling
Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras made her first port of call Tuesday morning, December 22, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where the newbuild...
December 23, 2020 - Cruise Industry
HAROPA Ports Le Havre launches shore power strategy
HLH-HAROPA (Port Le Havre-Paris, France) launched shore power strategy 2019, prioritizing cruise ships whose terminal is located close to the city...
December 21, 2020 - Cruise Industry
DFDS to operate hydrogen-powered ferry from 2027
The Danish cargo and passenger shipping company DFDS, along with a cross-section of industry stakeholders, applied for EU support for the development...
November 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Balearia to build new passenger terminal in Port Valencia
The Board of Directors of PAV (Port Authority of Valencia) selected the offer presented by the cruiseferry company BALEARIA for the building and...
November 21, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze delivered at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Palermo
Star Breeze, the cruise ship marking the beginning of the modernization and extension Star Plus Initiative project of Windstar Cruises, was delivered...
November 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Public transport authority Skyss to electrify 20 ferries in Western Norway
Public transport authority Skyss will electrify 20 ferries in Western Norway's road network in 2020, allowing the reduction of CO2 emissions by 90...
November 14, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Damen to build 9 green ferries for Aqualiner-Swets
Joint venture Aqualiner-Swets contracted Damen Shipyards to build 9 new passenger ferries, which are due to provide a public transport service...
November 4, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises successfully performs Italy's first LNG bunkering operation
Costa Cruises announced another milestone for its Costa Smeralda, Costa’s first ship powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas), with an LNG...
October 26, 2020 - Accidents
P&O Pride of Hull ferry with 260 people stranded in the River Humber
A ferry that caught fire on sailing from Port Hull (England UK) to Holland is still stranded with a total of 260 people onboard in the River Humber...
October 22, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Knud E. Hansen designs icebreaking expedition cruise ship
Marine consultancy and architecture company Knud E. Hansen developed a new design for an ice-breaking cruise ship. The PC3 ice-classed vessel has...
September 27, 2020