Cruise news (technology-tagged)
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Cruise Europe, in conjunction with Cruise Baltic/Cruise Britain, launches active OPS database
Cruise Europe, in conjunction with Cruise Baltic/Cruise Britain, launched its active OPS/shore power database, detailing those ports in the...
March 30, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises' 5th EDGE-class ship to boast Flex Fuel Engine able to use 3 types of fuel
When Celebrity Cruises introduces the 5th ship in its revolutionary Edge Series, the newbuild will feature the collaborative efforts of parent...
March 29, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Tech company ABB to power four Fincantieri-built cruise ships
Tech company ABB signed a contract with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to deliver 8 mid-range Azipod propulsion systems for 4 forthcoming...
March 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean, Meyer Werft and Freudenberg e-Power Systems develop new fuel cell system for ships
Shipbuilder Meyer Werft, German battery technology company Freudenberg e-Power Systems, and Royal Caribbean Group are working on a completely new...
March 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Electric boat manufacturer Candela secures $20M investment to put P-12 Shuttle 'flying ferry' into...
Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela secured a major GBP16 million (US$20 million) investment that will allow it to put the electric P-12...
March 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
AIDAstella boasts Starlink Internet connection after completing dry dock maintenance
AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAstella completed her scheduled dry dock maintenance at Chantiers Naval de Marseille shipyard (southern France). The...
March 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CBP, CCL-Carnival introduce facial biometrics at Port Jacksonville (JAXPORT, Florida)
US CBP-Customs and Border Protection, in collaboration with CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, announced that JAXPORT/Jacksonville Florida was the latest...
March 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
First zero-emissions fuel cell ferry in the USA arrives in San Francisco CA
A new zero-emissions ferryboat powered by hydrogen fuel cells arrived in San Francisco CA USA, where it will undergo sea trials/preparations to...
March 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises partners with ORCA to prevent marine wildlife collisions
MSC Cruises partnered with Marine Conservation Charity ORCA to deliver a comprehensive ship strike mitigation program for the company's deck officers...
March 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries' new hybrid ships cannot charge at Dover/Calais docks
P&O Ferries UK came under criticism for its purchase of 2 new hybrid electric cruiseferries despite a lack of suitable shore-power/in-port...
March 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Methanol producer Proman and Costa Group join forces towards cruise industry's decarbonisation
Costa Group (part of Carnival Corporation) and Europe’s leading cruise operator managing the brands AIDA and Costa, signed with Proman...
February 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami to build the world’s largest shore power system for cruise ships
Еngineering and manufacturing company PowerCon (Denmark) has been subcontracted to deliver 5 shore power systems for cruise ships at PortMiami...
February 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Windstar launches high-speed Starlink Internet across its global cruise fleet
Windstar Cruises announced the launch of Starlink Maritime's high-speed broadband satellite internet capabilities fleetwide. The company will...
February 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
American Queen Voyages/AQV is the first cruise line with fleetwide SpaceX Starlink Internet
AQV-American Queen Voyages announced SpaceX Starlink upgrades to its entire fleet of 7, including the award-winning lines Rivers, Lakes & Oceans...
February 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Wartsila confirms contract for new Balearia's LNG-powered ferry
Finland’s Wartsila secured a contract to supply dual-fuel engines/other equipment for Balearia’s second LNG-powered high-speed ferry...
February 7, 2023