Cruise news (PropulsionEngines-tagged)
- Accidents
P&O UK's ship Ventura stuck in Southampton UK due to propeller issue
A P&O UK ship was stuck in Southampton (England) after something got wedged in the vessel's propeller. P&O Ventura was scheduled to leave...
October 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Hamburg getting ready for shore-to-ship power at Cruise Center Steinwerder
Construction work to supply OPS (onshore power) at Cruise Center Steinwerder started in autumn 2022, with completion scheduled for 2023-H2. It will...
October 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Port Le Havre (Paris, France) embarks on EUR 99M development project
Port Le Havre (Paris City, France) launched a new project aimed at sustainably welcoming more cruise ships and passengers to the iconic city. With a...
October 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's $125M facility in Galveston TX to become the world's first zero-energy cruise...
Royal Caribbean Group's US$125 million cruise ship terminal in Galveston TX, which is opening on November 9, is expected to become the first cruise...
October 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MEYER WERFT’s partner Freudenberg e-Power Systems introduces the world's first methanol-powered...
The methanol-powered fuel cell system from MEYER WERFT's strategic partner Freudenberg e-Power Systems is the world's first of its kind to receive...
October 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages partners with 3 Sustainable Marine Fuel Providers
Virgin Voyages announced that it had partnered with independent sustainability experts, RSB-Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, along with 3...
September 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Norway launches its first battery-hybrid powered cruise ship, MS Richard With
Hurtigruten Norway launched its first environmentally-upgraded battery-hybrid powered cruise ship, MS Richard With. MS Richard With is the first of...
September 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America boasts positive results of industry's first long-term biofuel test on MS...
HAL-Holland America completed the industry's first multiweek test of biofuels onboard ms Volendam at Port Rotterdam (Netherlands). The 20-day test...
September 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port San Diego CA starts busiest cruise season (2022-23) since 2010
The new cruise season of Port San Diego (California USA) is about to set sail and is poised to be the busiest since 2009-2010, with a total of 140...
September 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Princess Cruises to welcome its new ship Sun Princess in early 2024
Princess Cruises revealed a new ship platform that is the brand's biggest ship ever and will accommodate 4,000+ passengers. The new Sun Princess...
September 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) to build a hydrogen fuelling station at Norvik Port
Sweden's Ports of Stockholm is beginning a hydrogen fuelling station procurement for Norvik Port. Hydrogen fuel is part of the environmental target...
September 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Gasum bunkers the first LNG-fuelled cruise ship built by Chantiers de l’Atlantique
The French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique (fka STX France in St-Nazaire) chose Gasum as the LNG supplier of fuel and technical adviser...
September 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
White Bay Cruise Terminal (Sydney, NSW Australia) to provide ships with shore power in 2024
Shore-side power is coming to Sydney's White Bay Terminal and cruise ships will finally be able to plug into shorepower. For the first time in the...
September 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ports of Stockholm to build Sweden’s first shore-power facilities for cruise ships
Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) is investing in the environment by building shoreside power connection facilities for cruise ships at two downtown quays...
August 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Werft floats out P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia
On Saturday, August 27, P&O UK's newest ship - Arvia, left Meyer Werft’s covered building dock 2 (Hall 6). The float-out maneuver started...
August 27, 2022