Cruise Ship Industry News
ABB launches new electric drive propulsion system – ideal for ferries and small cruise ships
Following 10 years of research, development and testing, ABB has unveiled the patented ABB Dynafin, a new direct electric drive propulsion system. The engineering giant claimed that the design breaks new ground for efficiency in the marine industry. [Read more...]
‘MSC Euribia’ to undertake first net zero GHG emissions voyage
What is claimed to be the cruise industry’s first net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions voyage will be accomplished this week. MSC Cruises flagship, the LNG-powered ’MSC Euribia’, is due to leave Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard at Saint Nazaire, France [Read more...]
KiwiRail opts for VIKING LifeCraft for new ferries
VIKING’s patented LifeCraft’s system is to be installed on KiwiRail’s first series of newbuildings. The life saving system will serve as the main evacuation solution on board the new diesel hybrid-electric Interislander ferries, which will be operated by [Read more...]
Wärtsilä helps gain optimal performance on Corsica Linea’s new ropax
Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year Guaranteed Asset Performance (GAP) agreement with French ferry operator, Corsica Linea. This agreement is designed to ensure optimal performance of the power systems on board the company’s new LNG-fuelled ‘A Galeotta’ ropax, which will sail [Read more...]
PrimeServ SCR retrofit makes cruise ship Tier III compatible
MAN Energy Solutions’ (MES) after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, has completed a retrofit project on board Ambassador Cruise Lines’ ‘Ambience’. She is managed by Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services. Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems were installed, while on two of [Read more...]
Galveston upgrades terminal for CCL’s large cruise ship
Galveston Wharves is investing $53 mill in a major expansion at Cruise Terminal 25 to accommodate Carnival Cruise Line’s (CCL) ‘Carnival Jubilee’, which is due to arrive in December. “We’re looking forward to welcoming the beautiful new ‘Carnival [Read more...]
Panaz to present Neon Noir range at CSI
Panaz, manufacturer of ntract fabrics for the cruise sector, will be attending this year’s Cruise Ship Interiors (CSI) Design Expo Americas 2023 at the Miami Beach Convention Centre. Throughout the show, which is taking place on the 6th - [Read more...]
NCL takes delivery of catamaran tenders
Three new 25 m cruise tenders designed by digital shipbuilder, Incat Crowther are now operating in the Caribbean for Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL). Stationed at NCL’s private island at Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas, the tenders are [Read more...]
3 Maj on brink of four ship order
Rijeka’s Croatia 3 Maj shipyard was reported to have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to build a series of expedition Polar cruise ships for a US shipping company. According to local media, due to a confidentiality clause, details, [Read more...]
ALMACO fits out Swan Hellenic trio
Interior designer, ALMACO was responsible for all of the guest and crew cabins, as well as crew public areas, of Swan Hellenic’s three ‘Vega’ class vessels - ‘SH Minerva’, ‘SH Vega’ and ‘SH Diana’. The work was performed [Read more...]