Carnival Corporation has marked the start of its operation of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Cruise Terminal in the Canary Islands with the maiden call of AIDAnova, the world's first fully LNG-powered cruise ship. Carnival Corporation recently announced an agreement with the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife to be the first concession-holder to operate the Canary … [Read more...]
Passenger Vessels Are Cleaning Up Using LNG
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...]