Tag: cruise ships

Royal Caribbean Group’s new Galveston terminal, which is opening November 9, will be the first cruise terminal to generate 100% of its needed energy through on-site solar panels.

Cruise Baltic presented an overview of onshore power supply in the Baltic Sea region. With the overview, it aims to make it easier for cruise lines to make itineraries taking into consideration the available onshore power supply in the Baltic ports.

Hurtigruten Norway has launched its first environmentally-upgraded battery-hybrid powered ship, MS Richard With. It is the first of seven in the Coastal Express fleet to be upgraded, and now features technology that will significantly reduce both CO2 and Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions.

On September 17, a cruise ship at the Port of Ravenna, Italy broke away from its moorings and went adrift in the harbor, threatening a possible grounding.

Holland America Line completed the cruise industry's first multiweek test of biofuels on board Volendam at Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

A crew member from the cruise vessel MSC Splendida, reportedly went overboard while the ship was sailing off the Calabria coast located in Italy.

The Port of Barcelona along with operators in the cruise sector, have agreed to create a working group to speed up the connection of ships to the general electricity grid once they are docked, using clean energy that is certified 100% renewable.

During SMM 2022, the recently established Norwegian cruise venture and Portuguese shipbuilder West Sea signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the construction of the Northern Xplorer’s maiden vessel, which is said to be the world's first zero-emission cruise ship with expected delivery at the start of the 2025/2026 cruise season.

Marlink published a report on the current status and future outlook for satellite capacity and connectivity based on vessel activity in the polar regions. The report finds that demand for high-quality data connectivity in the polar regions is set to increase.

Ports of Stockholm is investing in the environment by building onshore power connection facilities for cruise ships at two city centre quays.