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Monjasa completes the Middle East's first LNG bunkering with Costa Cruises and charters new floating storage

Global top 10 marine fuels supplier, Monjasa, has announced the United Arab Emirates’ and the Middle East region’s first LNG bunkering, which took place on 4 January 2025 at Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal B together with Costa Cruises, part of …
Jan 8, 2025 / Vessels

Knutsen’s LNG bunkering newbuild wraps up first op in Barcelona

Knutsen, Enagas, and Shell have completed the first ship-to-ship operation with the 5,000-cbm LNG bunkering ship, Haugesund Knutsen, in the Spanish port of Barcelona. During the bunkering operation which took place on March 13, Haugesund Knutsen …
Mar 16, 2023 / Vessels

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

Costa Smeralda: First Lng Refueling In Barcelona

After leaving the Turku shipyard on December 6, the new flagship has made its first liquefied natural gas refueling in Barcelona. The use of this low environmental impact fuel is a real innovation in the cruising sector.Costa Smeralda, the new Costa …
Dec 19, 2019 / Vessels

Gasum conducts its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to a cruise ship

The Nordic energy company Gasum’s first ship-to-ship bunkering involving a cruise ship took place at the Meyer Turku shipyard during November 2019. Gasum’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel Coralius conducted a ship-to-ship bunkering to …
Nov 28, 2019 / Vessels

Top season for Cruiseport Rotterdam

AIDA Cara opened the Cruiseport Rotterdam cruise season yesterday (Mar07). This vessel arrived at 07.30 hours at the Holland Amerikakade, right next to the AIDAMar in the heart of Rotterdam. This year, for the first time, over 100 cruise ships will …
Mar 8, 2019 / Vessels