By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) -- The sleek cruise-ferry idling at the harbor in western Norway while picking up passengers spews none of the dirty black smoke typical of ships at busy ports elsewhere. With a capacity of 1,500 passengers and 600 cars, the MS Bergensfjord is one of the growing number of vessels running on liquefied natural gas, which emits a fraction of … [Read more...]
Carnival Returns to Meyer Werft for Third LNG-Powered Cruise Ship for AIDA
The world's leading cruise company has ordered yet another LNG-powered cruise ship amid the accelerating demand for new capacity in the global cruise market. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced Tuesday it has signed a shipbuilding contract with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for a third next-generation cruise ship for its AIDA Cruises … [Read more...]
Carnival Corp. Expands Cruise Ship Orderbook with Eighth LNG-Powered Newbuild
Cruise ship giant Carnival Corporation announced Thursday it has signed yet another shipbuilding contract for a second LNG-powered cruise ship for its P&O Cruises brand with leading German shipbuilder Meyer Werft. The next-generation newbuild is scheduled to be delivered in 2022. Similar to a P&O Cruises sister ship due for delivery in 2020, this second new vessel … [Read more...]
Wärtsilä to Equip First LNG Bunkering Barge in United States
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide the liquified natural gas systems for a new ocean-going LNG bunkering barge for the U.S. cruise ship market. The articulated tug and barge (ATB) will be used to supply the LNG fuel to gas-powered cruise ships that are headed the east coast of Florida. The 4,000 m3 capacity ATB is being built at the … [Read more...]