Tag: cruise ships

The Port of Southampton received 489 cruise calls in 2022, while it also activated shore power at two of its cruise terminals: Horizon and Mayflower, which supported 15 ships in 'plugging in' a total of 42 times for zero emissions at berth. 

The Port of Narvik and Plug Nord have been awarded 10.7 million NOK in funding from Enova to build shore power for cruise ships. This will reduce emissions and contribute to a more future-oriented and environmentally friendly port.

The Port of Québec announced a feasibility study on providing shore power supply for cruise ships. The study will evaluate project costs, technical feasibility, and its impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

AMSA informed that the body of a woman who fell overboard the cruise ship Pacific Explorer in the Great Australian Bight has been recovered, ending an overnight search. 

The cruise vessel Aidabella collided with a dock at Germany’s Hamburg cruise terminal, on December 8, sustaining paint scrapes, dents, and damage to the stern.

A huge wave hit the Viking Ocean Cruises vessel "Viking Polaris" off Argentina, on November 30, killing one person and injuring four more.

A US Coast Guard helicopter rescued a man who had fallen overboard from a Carnival cruise ship off the coast of New Orleans on November 24.

MSC Cruises hosted the Naming Ceremony for its newest flagship—MSC World Europa—at the brand-new Grand Cruise Terminal in Doha, Qatar. MSC World Europa is the most innovative and environmentally advanced cruise ship in the MSC Cruises fleet.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) won a four-week jury trial, as on October 20, a jury convened in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida awarded NCL $159 million in its lawsuit against ABB, and ABB OY, claiming fraudulent and negligent misrepresentations and omissions ABB made about its propulsion systems (Azipods) that are used aboard many of NCL's cruise ships.

Virgin Voyages, a new cruise line, announced that it has partnered with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), along with three waste-based sustainable fuel providers to deliver low carbon fuels to the marine industry.