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Japan's first Hydrogen and Bio Fuel Hybrid Passenger Ship Named HANARIA
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Wednesday (Sep13) announced that the naming and launching ceremony for the Japan’s first hybrid passenger ship, which utilizes hydrogen and biodiesel fuels, was held on September 13, and the ship was named …
Sep 14, 2023 / Curious
Ricardo supports development of hydrogen fuel cell powered passenger ships
Ricardo, a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, is working with the sustainable HYdrogen powered Shipping consortium (‘sHYpS') to design and develop hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technologies to power the next …
May 17, 2023 / Curious
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
"Admiral Nevelskoy" Recognized as The Best Ice-class Cargo-Passenger Ship in the World in 2021
Built at Nevsky Shipyard (part of the USC, the base enterprise of the Leningrad regional branch of All-Russian Public Organization «The union of machine engineers of Russia»), the ice-class cargo-passenger vessel of project PV22 "Admiral Nevelskoy" …
Feb 9, 2022 / Vessels
Hurtigruten's New Cruise Ship Named 'Next to the North Pole'
Hurtigruten Expeditions’ battery-hybrid powered MS Fridtjof Nansen (CruiseMapper) has made history with the northernmost naming ceremony for a passenger ship – at the location where expedition cruising began in 1896.In spectacular surroundings at …
Sep 15, 2021 / Cruise
Virgin Voyages announces Scarlet Lady’s maiden passenger sailing will take place from Portsmouth, UK this summer
Virgin Voyages has announced Scarlet Lady’s first ever commercial passenger sailing will take place from Portsmouth, UK this summer.At 277m this is the largest ship into Portsmouth International Port and is a vote of confidence as it hosts the newest …
Apr 8, 2021 / Cruise
Royal Niestern Sander shipyard installed a new aft ship on the passenger ship Münsterland
Last Thursday, the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard installed a new aft ship on the passenger ship Münsterland. This completely newly designed and built aft ship contains dual fuel engines, an LNG storage tank, propulsion, all LNG installations, pipes …
Feb 2, 2021 / Curious
Russia’s first LNG-powered passenger ship to be built in Tatarstan
Gas-powered waterborne transport represents new segment of NGV market.Sales of gas as vehicle fuel in Tatarstan went up by 39 per cent in 2019.In 2020, Gazprom will build two new CNG stations in this region.A Gazprom delegation headed by Vyacheslav …
Feb 28, 2020 / Vessels
MV Werften Lays Keel for 2nd Global Class Ship for Dream Cruises, Eyes Construction of Universal Class Ships
The keel laying of the second 208,000 GT Dream Cruises ship of the Global Class took place today at MV WERFTEN in Rostock. This is where the midship ship is made. The transfer of the passenger ship section for the first ship of the Global Class, the …
Dec 10, 2019 / Vessels
Viking Glory will be one of the most climate-smart passenger ships in the world
Thanks to its advanced solutions and technical innovations, M/S Viking Glory (see also CruiseMapper) will be one of the most climate-smart passenger ships in the world. It is estimated that the ship will consume up to 10% less fuel than M/S Viking …
Oct 24, 2019 / Cruise