Tag: Carnival

Carnival Corporation unveiled a new industry-first wireless network

Carnival Corporation finalized its land purchase in Almere, Netherlands, marking the official start of development for its state-of-the-art training facility

Carnival Corporation reports fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions

The New Economy speaks to representatives from Carnival Corporation to find out what the cruise line is doing to reduce its carbon emissions

For innovative exhaust gas-cleaning technology to over 70 vessels across its brands Carnival Corporation & plc today announced plans to significantly increase installations of its industry-first exhaust gas cleaning technology to more than 70 vessels. The expansion covering over 70 percent of its entire fleet represents an increase from the 32 ships announced in September 2013.Carnival Corporation is investing as much as $400 million to design, build and install the systems, being used for the first time in the restricted space found on cruise ships. The systems will enable Carnival Corporation to meet new regulations that place a cap on sulfur content of fuel oil at 0.1 percent, resulting in significantly reduced air emissions. The systems will help the company meet its environmental sustainability goals, as well as mitigate escalating fuel costs.The systems, known for their ability to clean - or "scrub" - exhaust from high-sulfur fuel, are scheduled to be installed over the next three years. The current installation schedule initially includes 22Carnival Cruise Lines vessels, nineHolland America Linevessels, sevenPrincess Cruises vessels and threeCunard vessels. In addition to those 41 ships, two other Carnival Corporation brands,AIDA Cruises andCosta Cruises, will also install the systems - 10 ships for AIDA ...

In honor of Earth Day and the importance of year-round environmental awareness, Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, today announced it will meet its goal to reduce its rate of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipboard operations by 20 percent. This goal was established by the company as part of Carnival's ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impact from its operations. To meet this goal, Carnival and its 10 brand lines around the world have developed, and continue to develop, aggressive energy reduction and conservation initiatives, many of which exceed current laws and regulations. "Carnival has made the amount of GHG emissions released an indicator of our environmental improvement, and we are focused every day on finding innovative ways to cut down on these emissions," said Jim Van Langen, vice president of management systems for Carnival Corporation.  "Announcing that Carnival is well on its way to meeting this goal is a great way to celebrate Earth Day and all that it stands for.  In fact, Carnival has already reduced its emissions by more than 19 percent since 2005 and we are likely to exceed our goal of 20 percent by 2015.  This speaks to our commitment to constantly look for ways to raise ...

Company officially announced its commitment to reduce emissions today in honor of Earth Day In honor ofEarth Dayand the importance of year-round environmental awareness, Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, today announced it will meet its goal to reduce its rate of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipboard operations by 20 percent. This goal was established by the company as part of Carnival's ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impact from its operations.To meet this goal, Carnival and its 10 brand lines around the world have developed, and continue to develop, aggressive energy reduction and conservation initiatives, many of which exceed current laws and regulations."Carnival has made the amount of GHG emissions released an indicator of our environmental improvement, and we are focused every day on finding innovative ways to cut down on these emissions," saidJim Van Langen, vice president of management systems for Carnival Corporation. "Announcing that Carnival is well on its way to meeting this goal is a great way to celebrateEarth Dayand all that it stands for. In fact, Carnival has already reduced its emissions by more than 19 percent since 2005 and we are likely to exceed our goal of 20 percent by 2015. ...

MTN Communications announced that Carnival Corporation has signed a new agreement for the provision of Internet services to its guests and crew.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the order from Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines to supply five 48/60CR engines for its next generation of cruise liner.