Industry News
IPCO wins more orders
IPCO Power has received orders to equip ‘Sea Princess’, ‘Enchanted Princess’ and ‘Pacific Explorer’ with its water fuel emulsion (WFE) system - FID Injector. Each fuel module with scrubbers will be equipped with WFE technology to reduce particulate [Read more...]
Gazprom Neft to supply low-sulphur fuel to cruise ship operators
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, has won contracts from Royal Caribbean International and Saga Cruises. The fuel supplier will manage around 60 bunkering operations for Royal Caribbean and Saga cruise vessels during the summerseason (May—September, 2019)at St Petersburg’s Marine Façade [Read more...]
Hurtigruten turns to biogas
Expedition cruise line Hurtigruten has signs a multi-year deal with Norwegian-based Biokraft to supply liquefied biogas (LBG). As a result, the ships will be powered with fuel made from dead fish and other organic waste. In what is [Read more...]
Chinese yard to build luxury cruise ships
China Merchants Heavy Industries, part of China Merchants Group, has won an order to build two, option two, 37,000 gt luxury cruise vessels for Shanghai Style Cruise Industry Development Co Ltd. The 600-pax ships will be built for [Read more...]
‘Oasis of the Seas’ to undergo $165 mill refurbishment
Royal Caribbean is to upgrade’ Oasis of the Seas’ later this year. The 10th anniversary of her launch will see a $165 mill project that will add several new venues, including a few new to the fleet. She [Read more...]
Berenblum designs Uragashira cruise terminal
Berenblum Busch Architects (BBA) has unveiled the designs for Carnival Corp's first cruise terminal in Japan. To be located at Sasebo, Uragashira Cruise Terminal will support the Japanese government's plans to develop its ports, as well as the [Read more...]
Trelleborg in Singapore cruise centre upgrade
Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has supplied its SCK cell fenders, as part of a project undertaken by the Singapore Cruise Centre to upgrade its infrastructure. The upgrade was deemed necessary to accommodate the latest generation of cruise vessels [Read more...]
RCL reports record results despite ‘Oasis of the Seas’ accident
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has reported record first quarter results and updated its full year adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $9.65 to $9.85 per share. This included the negative impacts of $0.25 related to the incident [Read more...]
Lindblad increases revenue
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings reported first quarter 2019 tour revenues of $89.7 mill, an increase of $7.2 mill, or 9%, compared to the same period in 2018. The increase was driven by growth of $5.6 mill at the Lindblad [Read more...]
Azamara Club Cruises Reveals Refurbishments to Azamara Quest
Azamara Club Cruises has revealed new improvements to ‘Azamara Quest’, following her recent Singapore drydocking. The ship now boasts a number of enhancements, including the removal of the casino – replicating ‘Azamara Pursuit’s’The Den, a newly designed gift [Read more...]