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...
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 | Jun 21, 2021 | News, Passenger ships
For the first time in fifteen months, a cruise ship carrying passengers has set sail from an American port. The Freedom of the Seas of Royal Caribbean Cruises departed from the port of Miami on Sunday for a cruise of several days. The ship is testing whether...
