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Irish Ferries contracts with Armada Technologies for Hull Air Lubrication System

Armada Technologies, LLC. (Armada) has announced that Irish Ferries, has contracted for a feasibility study and integration engineering for the Armada ‘passive air lubrication system’ (PALS) onboard their RoPax cruise ferry, W.B. Yeats …

Feb 1, 2023 / Vessels

Grimaldi Group completes installation of Corvus Energy ‘mega batteries’ in groundbreaking retrofit projects

Cruise Barcelona and Cruise Roma retrofitted with a total of 11 MWh energy storage systems enabling zero-emissions operationCorvus Energy announced on Wednesday (Jul03) that the company has completed the installation of a 5,5 MWh battery energy …

Jul 5, 2019 / Curious

Brittany Ferries LNG-powered vessel delivery pushed to 2020

French shipping company Brittany Ferries noted that its LNG-powered cruise ferry Honfleur (see also CruiseMapper) will certainly miss the start of the summer 2019 season, the original delivery date.In a brief update on the Honfleur project website, …

May 7, 2019 / Vessels

ABB enables Eckerö Line’s cruise ferry to increase operational safety

ABB’s situational awareness solution, ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot Vision, will allow MS Finlandia (see also CruiseMapper) to enhance safety during maneuvering and docking.Caption: MS Finlandia - Photo courtesy of Eckerö LineABB and Eckerö Line teams …

May 3, 2019 / Vessels

Irish Continental Group sells cruise ferry Oscar Wilde

Irish Continental Group plc (ICG) announces that it has entered into a bareboat hire purchase agreement for the sale of the cruise ferry Oscar Wilde to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA.Caption: Cruise ferry Oscar Wilde - Image courtesy …

Apr 11, 2019 / Vessels