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First all-electric ‘waterbus’ for Dutch Drechtsteden christened

First all-electric ‘waterbus’ for Dutch Drechtsteden christened

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 13, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping

Jeannette Baljeu, deputy of the province of South Holland, christened the all-electric waterbus Blue Venice on 10 March. Built by Damen Shipyards Group, the fast ferry, together with two sister ships, will service the Dordrecht-Papendrecht-Zwijndrecht (Drechtsteden)...
EcoClipper announces first sail liner ferry service

EcoClipper announces first sail liner ferry service

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 8, 2023 | Emissions, News, Passenger ships, Ship propulsion, Shipping

This week, a group of cargo brokers and travel agents announced their cooperation in a new sail liner ferry service between Amsterdam and Porto, also calling at ports in the United Kingdom and France. This will be shipping company EcoClipper’s first sustainable...
Costa wants to run cruise ships on methanol

Costa wants to run cruise ships on methanol

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 16, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Passenger ships, Ship propulsion, Shipping

After being the first cruise company to use LNG on its cruise ships, Costa Group, part of Carnival Corporation, is taking a next step through a partnership with Proman. Together they seek to drive further the implementation of methanol as a marine fuel for the cruise...
YSA Design joins zero-emission cruise ship project

YSA Design joins zero-emission cruise ship project

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 14, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Northern Xplorer has already signed a Letter of Intent with Portugal’s West Sea shipyard to build a first 140-metre-long zero-emission cruise ship powered by hydrogen fuel cells and batteries. Now, YSA Design has joined the project and will deliver the general...
Ferries and cruise ships switch back from LNG to MGO

Ferries and cruise ships switch back from LNG to MGO

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 23, 2023 | Emissions, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Passenger ships, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion, Shipping

Increased prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) have resulted in Fjord Line and AIDA to stop using the fuel and switch back to marine gas oil (MGO). For Fjord Line, this means its two LNG ships will have their single-fuel LNG engines replaced by dual-fuel LNG/MGO...
Viking cruise ship refused access to Australian waters due to biofouling

Viking cruise ship refused access to Australian waters due to biofouling

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 2, 2023 | Emissions, Maritime regulations, News, Passenger ships, Shipping

Viking’s cruise ship Viking Orion was refused access to Australian ports after possibly harmful biofouling was discovered on the ship’s hull. The company had to send for divers to remove the growth while still at sea. The cruise ship was headed to...
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