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Costa Group and Proman join forces towards decarbonisation of the cruise industry
Costa Group, part of Carnival Corporation and Europe’s leading cruise operator with its two brands Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises, and the leading methanol producer, Proman, have signed an MOU to drive further the implementation of methanol as a …
Feb 17, 2023 / Curious
Successful Second Delivery of Sustainable Biofuel To AIDA Cruises
In another successful sustainable biofuel delivery to cruise company AIDA Cruises, GoodFuels has supplied AIDAprima (CruiseMapper) with 140mt of 100% biofuel. This delivery marks another important step in decarbonizing the cruise industry. 100% …
Dec 12, 2022 / Vessels
AIDA Cruises vessel bunkered with GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuels
AIDAprima becomes first large passenger ship to use GoodFuels’ sustainable marine biofuel, unlocking emissions reductions on seven-day cruise between Germany, France, Belgium and the UKGoodFuels, the leading biofuels provider for the global transport …
Jul 25, 2022 / Cruise
Port of Southampton completes shore power commissioning of three AIDA cruise ships
AIDAsol joins AIDAcosma and AIDAprima in being shore power-readyABP’s Port of Southampton has reached a significant milestone together with AIDA Cruises, as all three of AIDA’s cruise ships to visit Southampton this year have been commissioned for …
May 17, 2022 / Cruise
Carnival Corporation's AIDA Cruises Celebrates Opening of Europe's Largest Shore Power Plant in Germany
AIDA Cruises, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), on Monday announced that Europe's largest shore power plant was officially inaugurated with one of its ships, AIDAsol, in the presence of Federal Minister for Economic …
May 11, 2021 / Curious
AIDA ships dock for the first time at the new Dubai Cruise Terminal
AIDAprima and AIDAvita (CruiseMapper) were the first cruise ships to dock at the new Dubai Cruise Terminal on March 16, 2021.The ultra-modern terminal facility in Dubai Harbor, which is located between the islands of “Bluewaters” and “The Palm …
Mar 24, 2021 / Cruise
Costa Cruises Completes Italy's First LNG Bunkering Operation
The LNG bunkering operation for Costa Smeralda was completed with support by Italian Coast Guard, Port Authority of Eastern Ligurian Sea, local authorities, Shell and Costa GroupFor Costa Group, which comprises Costa Cruises, Germany-based AIDA …
Oct 27, 2020 / Curious
AIDA Cruises and battery supplier Corvus Energy announce cooperation and ring in electrification of the cruise industry
Michael Thamm, Group CEO Costa Group and Carnival Asia said: “Our goal is the emissions-neutral ship operation. The electrification of our ships is another important milestone on this path. Thanks to the cooperation with Corvus Energy, already in a …
Aug 20, 2019 / Cruise
Steel cutting ceremony for the next AIDA LNG cruise ship at MEYER WERFT
With the symbolic steel cutting ceremony at MEYER WERFT, work has begun on the next cruise ship for AIDA Cruises (see also CruiseMapper). Like the AIDAnova that was delivered at the end of 2018, this ship will be fitted with a particularly …
Aug 16, 2019 / Cruise
Coral Methane successfully executes LNG bunkering operation on AidaNova, the world’s first LNG cruise ship
On 16 January 2019, Coral Methane successfully carried out her first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation on the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands. She fueled AIDAnova (see also …
Jan 17, 2019 / Vessels