Cruise Ship Industry News
Carnival opts for air lubrication systems
Clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has won an order from Meyer Werft to install its air lubrication technology on a new Carnival Corp ’Excel’-class cruise ship. The patented Silverstream system uses a series of air release units (ARUs) in the flat bottom of a vessel [Read more...]
ShipMoney signs up SeaDream
Digital payment solutions company ShipMoney, has signed an agreement with luxury yachting vessel operator SeaDream. In its 20th year, SeaDream has decided to ensure its crews are able to manage their finances wherever they are in the world [Read more...]
Kongsberg to supply propulsion and steering gear for two new Tasmanian ferries
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has won a contract from Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) to deliver propulsion and steering equipment for two new large ropaxes. The vessels will be operated by the Australian company TT-Line on the Spirit [Read more...]
MJR replaces Stena Line’s ballast control system
UK-based marine power and electrical engineering company - Teesside based MJR Power and Automation - has completed a second ballast control system replacement for Stena Line. The replacement was carried out on the ‘Stena Hibernia’ earlier this year [Read more...]
Portsmouth to install shore power
Portsmouth City Council has approved plans to the install shore power at Portsmouth International Port (PIP). The port said that it had bold plans to tackle emissions and carbon, which will ultimately help it to become one of the [Read more...]
DNV partnership key to RCL’s return to service
RCL’s Senior Vice President of Global Marine Operations, Capt Patrik Dahlgren, has explained the efforts it takes to lay up a complete fleet, RCL’s return to operations plan, and how to decide which of the evolving infection prevention [Read more...]
MSC aims for net zero emissions by 2050
MSC Cruises has pledged to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its cruise ship operations by 2050. This target, which will cover both the contemporary MSC Cruises and luxury Explora Journeys brands, sets the company on [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean to reduce emissions by 2025
Royal Caribbean Group is to reduce its emissions by another 25% by 2025 from 2019 levels. This comes after RCI achieved its carbon reduction target of 35%, compared to a 2005 baseline, the company said in its 13th [Read more...]
Carnival – liquidity sufficient for a full return to cruising
Carnival Corp has reported a US GAAP net loss of $2.8 bill and adjusted net loss of $2 bill for the third quarter of 2021. The quarter ended with $7.8 bill of liquidity, which the company believed was [Read more...]
Carnival adds two disclosures to its sustainability report
Carnival Corp has released its 11th annual sustainability report, developed in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard. In the report, the company has incorporated two additional disclosure frameworks, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the [Read more...]