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The 2025 Perspective on LNG and the upcoming, fuel cells on cruise ships Royal Caribbean’s newest ship Star of the Seas is the latest in the LNG powered newbuilds that are being launched. In early August, she completed her first…
The cruise industry, in fact the maritime industry as a whole, is at a crossroads as environmental concerns drive global regulations and the search for cleaner and more sustainable fuel alternatives. Today, the incumbent fuel used by an overwhelmingly vast…
UPDATE: Carnival has announced that the ship will now be called Mardi Gras. The Terminal also just received approval today. Here’s what it will look like. Originally Published on: Aug 21, 2018 @ 11:02 UPDATE: Carnival Cruise Lines and Port Canaveral have also…
There has been a lot of talk about LNG and fuel cells as use on cruise ships, but what does it actually mean. BACKGROUND Thus far, there have been some small ferries, riverboats and some offshore supply vessels that have…
Carnival Corp. surprised the industry last year when they not only ordered 9 ships, but ordered most of them with LNG fueled power plants. LNG is still new to the maritime industry with only a handful of commercial vessels using…
We finally have details of Carnival’s 9 ship order. LNG is always thought of as the future so its nice to see it’s finally here. It will be exciting if theses are a radically new design. Because of the way…
This is a neat concept until fully LNG powered ships are launched. When launched, fleetmate AIDAprima will be able to operate off of LNG while in port. Under this concept being tested in Hamburg, all electricity needed onboard will be generated…