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P&O Cruises’ LNG-powered ship Iona sails maiden voyage

10 August 2021

British shipping company P&O Cruises’ 180,000-tonnes LNG-powered cruise ship Iona has departed Southampton for its maiden voyage. The post P&O Cruises’ LNG-powered ship Iona sails maiden…

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/po-cruises-lng-powered-ship-iona-sails-maiden-voyage/

P&O Cruises’ newest flagship departs Southampton on maiden voyage

10 August 2021

P&O Cruises’ newest flagship, Iona, departed the UK port of Southampton to sail on its maiden operational voyage on Saturday, August 7. The LNG-powered vessel h ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/po-cruises-newest-flagship-departs-southampton-on-maiden-voyage/

German yard cuts steel for new LNG-powered ship for P&O Cruises

23 February 2021

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has cut the first steel for a new LNG-powered vessel ordered by UK-based P&O Cruises. Arvia will be a sister to Iona, which was ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/german-yard-cuts-steel-for-new-lng-powered-ship-for-po-cruises/

Meyer Werft delivers LNG-powered ship to P&O Cruises

13 October 2020

Meyer Werft handed over a new LNG-powered vessel to UK cruise operator P&O Cruises on Friday, October 9. Iona will sail as P&O Cruises’ newest flagship once ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/meyer-werft-delivers-lng-powered-ship-to-po-cruises/

P&O Cruises takes delivery of its new LNG-powered flagship

12 October 2020

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Iona, a 180,000-ton LNG-powered cruise ship, to the British shipping company P&O Cruises. The post P&O Cruises takes delivery of its new…

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/po-cruises-takes-delivery-of-its-new-lng-powered-flagship/

Luxury Cruise Ship Builder Struggles To Stay Afloat

27 July 2020

German shipyard Meyer Werft is struggling to stay afloat due to COVID-19.
The shipyard needs to save €1.2 billion over the next five years.
It will halt production and suspend operations for six weeks due to a slump in orders.
The firm will have to fight for survival during its 225^th anniversary year.
More than 3,000 workers are still waiting for their vacation pay which amounts to €14 million.

According to an article published in DW, the builder of luxury cruise ships is struggling to stay...

https://mfame.guru/luxury-cruise-ship-builder-struggles-to-stay-afloat/

Gasum’s Nauticor does first STS LNG bunkering of Iona

22 June 2020

Hamburg based LNG supplier Nauticor, a unit of the Nordic energy company Gasum, has conducted the initial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation for the newbuild cruise ship Iona. The post…

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/gasums-nauticor-does-first-sts-lng-bunkering-of-iona/

P&O Cruises’ LNG-powered newbuild to go on sea trials

29 May 2020

Iona, a new LNG-powered cruise ship being built for British P&O Cruises, is now a step closer to its delivery as the newbuild is scheduled to arrive in Rotterdam for inspection work in early…

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/po-cruises-lng-powered-newbuild-to-go-on-sea-trials/

P&O Cruises’ New LNG-Fueled Vessel Leaves Shipyard in Germany

3 May 202019 March 2020

Iona left Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on March 18 to be conveyed on the river Ems to Eemshaven.

https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/292871/po-cruises-new-lng-fueled-vessel-leaves-shipyard-in-germany/