by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2021 | News, Passenger ships, Propulsion
Ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn have signed an agreement for making Gothenburg-Frederikshavn the world’s first fossil fuel free ferry line of its kind. The route is to be operated by two battery-powered Stena...
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by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2021 | News, Passenger ships
Mercy Ships’ newest acquisition, the Global Mercy, arrived in Antwerp last weekend. The world’s largest hospital ship sailed through the Oosterschelde, where it was admired by over a hundred ship spotters at the Bocht van Bath in Rilland. The largest...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 10, 2021 | Emissions, News, Passenger ships
Together with partners from research, science and industry, AIDA Cruises is developing innovative solutions and using technologies with the aim of putting the first zero-emission ship into service as early as 2030. By 2040, ten years ahead of the climate targets of...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 2, 2021 | News, Passenger ships, Shipbuilding
The Global Mercy, the new ship of Mercy Ships, has completed its journey through the Suez Canal en route to Antwerp. After a short courtesy visit in Malta, the ship is expected to dock in the Port of Antwerp on the weekend of 12 September. There, the ship will be...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 30, 2021 | News, Passenger ships
The first of two new Stena Line ferries on the route between Ventspils in Latvia and Nynäshamn in Sweden, the Stena Scandica, has completed its maiden voyage. With the ferries, Stena Line seeks to expand its services in the Baltic Sea. The Stena Scandica arrived in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 28, 2021 | News, Passenger ships
MSC Group, Fincantieri and Snam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to determine the conditions for the design and construction of what would become the world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship. The partnership will initially conduct a feasibility...
