Cruise Ship Industry News
Cruise ships at the forefront of environmental technologies
The cruise industry has invested over $23.5 bill in on board and portside technologies, including cleaner fuel sources, to reduce its environmental impact, according to a new report published by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). This represents [Read more...]
Propulsion automation technology supports greener passenger ship operations
RoPax operators Color Line and Bohai Ferry have both confirmed that fuel savings achieved through the use of Lean Marine’s patented FuelOpt propulsion automation system have exceeded expectations. In the past few years, Swedish marine propulsion experts, Lean [Read more...]
‘Carnival Magic’ to get wastewater system retrofit
Carnival Cruise Line has awarded Vow subsidiary Scanship a contract to supply a wastewater purification system to ‘Carnival Magic’. The system, designed to purify wastewater from more than 5 000 people on board, will be installed during a [Read more...]
TT-Linie plugs into Nowhere Networks
TT-Linie, which connects Sweden with Germany, Poland and Lithuania, has selected Nowhere Networks as a fast internet supplier for its fleet. Implementation on board is underway and before the end of January, 2021, the whole fleet on the routes [Read more...]
Ballard introduces first commercial zero-emission module
Ballard Power Systems has launched what is claimed is the fuel cell industry’s first module designed for primary propulsion power on ships. The patented FCwave fuel cell module is a 200 kW modular unit that can be scaled in [Read more...]
DFDS to drastically reduce its environmental footprint
Copenhagen-headquartered freight and passenger ferry operator DFDS has unveiled plans to make the company climate neutral by 2050. The company’s short-term plan is to reduce emissions by about 45 % from 2008 to 2030 with the main focus [Read more...]
LSA servicing and inspection should be maintained
With an increasing number of vessels returning to service following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Survitec has advised that ships’ life-saving appliances (LSA) are maintained according to their original service schedules in order to avoid delays. Operators must [Read more...]
Viking Crew commences crew management of ‘Scenic Eclipse’
Viking Crew, a subsidiary of the Viking Maritime Group, is now the crew manager for the discovery yacht ‘Scenic Eclipse’. The contract commenced on 19th August 2020. ‘Scenic Eclipse’ will make full use of Viking Crew’s services across [Read more...]
Tokyo ‘s new cruise terminal
Tokyo International Cruise Terminal was officially due to open to the public on 10th September. Designed to be part of the now delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics, the terminal will be able to accommodate the world’s largest cruise ships. [Read more...]
Cruise ship to use Foreship’s return to service initiative
Some three months after its launch, Foreship’s Project Hygiea has been deployed on an undisclosed cruise ship in support of its return to market. Project Hygiea’s four-step Covid-19 passenger vessel response plan was verified by class society Bureau [Read more...]