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- Cruise Industry
GBP 55 million cruise terminal at Port Southampton UK welcomes first cruise ship
A new GBP 55 million cruise ship terminal at Port Southampton (England UK) opened for the first time on Friday, July 2. The first vessel to dock at...
July 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Construction starts on MSC’s 3rd MERAVIGLIA-PLUS cruise ship MSC Euribia
The first steel was cut on Monday, June 28, at Chantiers de l’Atlantique (shipbuilding company in Saint Nazaire, France) with which officially...
June 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Helsinki Shipyard floats out Swan Hellenic’s first expedition cruise ship SH Minerva
On Wednesday, June 23, Swan Hellenic announced that Helsinki Shipyard had floated the line's SH Minerva out of the dry dock. Her twinship, SH Vega...
June 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC’s 2nd Seaside EVO class cruise ship to be named MSC Seascape
A traditional coin ceremony for the second Seaside EVO class ship of MSC Cruises was held on Thursday, June 24, at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Shoreside power plant inaugurated at Port Kiel’s OSTSEEKAI Terminal
A major step for climate protection in Port Kiel, Germany was taken at the OSTSEEKAI after Kiel’s Lord Mayor, Dr. Ulf Kämpfer, and the...
June 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Construction started on Royal Caribbean's first Icon Class ship
On Monday, June 14, RCI-Royal Caribbean marked the start of construction on the line's first “Icon Class” cruise ship. To celebrate the...
June 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Group launches new luxury cruise brand: Explora Journeys
MSC Group announced the company's entry into the exclusive cruise market via the launch of a new brand created for the new generation of luxury...
June 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
LNG-powered Carnival Mardi Gras refuels at Port Canaveral Florida
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras, the first cruise ship in the Americas powered by LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), refueled for the first time at...
June 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Bookings open for MSC’s largest cruise ship MSC World Europa
The first in a new class of ships, the MSC World Class, the next-generation MSC Cruises' ship MSC Europa introduces to the market a new platform that...
June 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
7th Stena E-Flexer ferry floated out at China Merchants Jinling shipyard
The 7th vessel in the Stena E-Flexer class was floated out at China Merchants' Jinling shipyard in Weihai. The newbuild cruiseferry of Stena Line...
May 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port of Southampton, England announces 2nd Shore Power connection
ABP Southampton announced plans to install a second shore-to-ship power connection at Port Southampton England, continuing to support sustainable...
May 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Norway investing in batteries and biofuel to cut emissions by 25%
At the core of Hurtigruten Group’s large-scale green upgrade of the fleet of Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express ships are batteries, shore...
May 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Mercy Ships' Global Mercy completes sea trials
Mercy Ships (1978-founded international charity) announced that its hospital ship Global Mercy (IMO 9726499) had completed deepwater sea trials. This...
May 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Europe’s largest shore power plant officially inaugurated with AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAsol
The Carnival Corporation-owned German company AIDA Cruises announced on Monday (May 10) that Europe's largest shore powerplant had been officially...
May 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami FL wins $2M EPA grant for CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s Shore Power Pilot Program
Environmental Protection Agency’s DERA (USA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act) announced a US$2 million allocation for PortMiami Florida's Shore...
May 9, 2021