HYON AS, the supplier of high-capacity hydrogen fueling systems for ships, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Northern Xplorer AS for the implementation of HYON’s hydrogen fueling technology. HYON will implement its hydrogen fueling technology in Northern Xplorer’s zero-emission cruise vessel MM140, designed [Read more...]
The Port of Dover has taken a significant step towards becoming the UK's first high volume Green Shipping Corridor. Marking the IMO’s recent World Maritime Day, former UK Transport Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, announced that Dover was successful in its bid to fund the Green Corridor [Read more...]
More than 15% of the cruise ships to be delivered in the next five years will be designed to be fitted with fuel cells or batteries, claimed Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) in its latest report. In addition, 85% of CLIA’s members’ ships, due to [Read more...]
International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators’ (IAATO) members are to submit seasonal fuel consumption data to the Association’s secretariat for the first time. This is part of a pledge made to create a climate change strategy for Antarctic tourism. The fuel data, which will include [Read more...]
Cruise Baltic has published an overview of onshore supply available for cruise ships in the Baltic region. By using this review, the organisation claimed that it was now easier for cruise ship operators to design itineraries by taking into consideration the availability of onshore power [Read more...]
Following the announcement of plans to build the company’s first zero emission ship by 2030, Hurtigruten Norway has now secured major technical partnerships. The coastal ferry and expedition cruise ship operator has also applied for funds to embark on the research project aimed at developing [Read more...]
French expedition cruise ship operator, PONANT introduced its first annual sustainability report during the European Sustainable Development Week As part of its Blue Horizon roadmap, the report presents early results that are paving the way towards more sustainable and meaningful tourism, the company said. “We [Read more...]
Holland America Line (HAL) has completed the cruise industry's first multi-week testing of biofuels on board ‘Volendam’ in Rotterdam. The 20-day trials were conducted in partnership with GoodFuels, a producer and supplier of sustainable biofuels for the transport industry, and Wärtsilä and were completed on [Read more...]
Virgin Voyages has committed to reduce its climate impact and set a global target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To help reach this goal, the cruise line has partnered with different brands who share the same ethos of disrupting the industry by [Read more...]
Hurtigruten Norway has launched its first environmentally-upgraded battery-hybrid powered ship, ‘Richard With’. She is the first of seven in the Coastal Express fleet to be upgraded, and features technology that will significantly reduce both CO2 and Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. "With ‘Richard With’ back in [Read more...]