The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) has received approval from its Board of Governors to progress on the expansion of its cruise ports on St Croix and St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. In St Croix, the Royal Caribbean Group (RCG) and VIPA are collaborating to allow larger ships to visit...
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Galveston Bags $1m Grant for Shore Power Pilot
Galveston Wharves was awarded a $1m grant for a shore power pilot project in partnership with Texas A&M University at Galveston, reports OceanCrew.
The goal is to reduce emissions from cargo shipping at the Port of Galveston, however cruise vessels there may benefit from the findings.
Funded by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the pilot will include establishing an onshore electricity microgrid to provide a clean portable power source to a docked ship...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Silver Nova – Silversea Cruises welcomes LNG-fuelled newbuild to fleet
The Royal Caribbean Group’s Monaco-based cruise brand Silversea Cruises has expanded its fleet with the recent delivery of the 728-guest ship Silver Nova from German shipyard Meyer Werft. This ship, the first in the new Nova-class for Silversea, is the largest and most spacious of the Silversea...
Royal Caribbean Group: Ολοκλήρωσε με επιτυχία τις δοκιμές βιοκαυσίμων σε κρουαζιερόπλοιά του
Την ολοκλήρωση με επιτυχία δοκιμών διάρκειας 12 εβδομάδων, με χρήση βιοκαυσίμων σε κρουαζιερόπλοια του ο όμιλος Royal Caribbean Group. Τα πλοία δραστηριοποιούνται στην Ευρώπη.
«Αυτή είναι μια κομβική στιγμή για το ταξίδι της Royal Caribbean Group στα εναλλακτικά καύσιμα», δήλωσε ο Jason Liberty, πρόεδρος και διευθύνων σύμβουλος της Royal Caribbean Group και προσέθεσε:
«Είμαστε ένα βήμα πιο κοντά στην υλοποίηση του οράματος μας για κρουαζιέρες χωρίς καύσιμα. Καθώς προσπαθούμε να προστατεύσουμε και...
Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for November/December 2022
WORK BOAT WORLD: Shearwater GeoServices has confirmed the appointment of Kristin Færøvik to the company’s board of directors. Færøvik was the Managing Director ..
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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | July 21 – New ferries for US, Germany and India, a river cruise ship for the Rhine and more
New ferries have entered service in the US, India, and the German Baltic Sea while a new river cruise ship begins operational sailings in Germany. An Italian shipyard has ..
Eagle LNG to provide bunkering for Royal Caribbean Group’s cruise ships
Texas-based Eagle LNG Partners has entered into an agreement with cruise operator the Royal Caribbean Group for the provision of bunkering services for the latter’s ..
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Royal Caribbean breaks industry silence on Omicron impact
Royal Caribbean Group has become the first major cruise ship operator to release a statement on the impact of the Omicron coronavirus on its business—and on the number of cases reported aboard its ships.
“Omicron has significantly altered the COVID-19 landscape for everyone, and the Royal Caribbean Group is no exception,” says the company. “As widely reported, the Omicron variant is significantly more infectious than its predecessors and has already become the dominant form of COVID-19 in the...
Γιατί οι κολοσσοί της κρουαζιέρας επιλέγουν Ελλάδα
Πριν την έναρξη της τουριστικής περιόδου κορυφαία στελέχη της παγκόσμιας κρουαζιέρας προέβλεπαν ότι η Ελλάδα θα γίνει ο πιο καυτός προορισμός, κυρίως οι Αμερικανοί που ηγούνται του κλάδου διεθνώς. Καθώς κυλάει το καλοκαίρι, εταιρείες-κολοσσοί έχουν δρομολογήσει υπερσύγχρονα και πολυτελή πλοία στις ελληνικές θάλασσες κάνοντας homeport σε ελληνικά λιμάνια.
Για πρώτη φορά, μετά τις δεκαετίες του 1970 και του 1980, όπου μεσουρανούσε η ελληνική κρουαζιέρα, έχουμε στην Ελλάδα περισσότερες προσεγγίσεις...
Port of Miami to have shore charging for cruise ships by 2023
The Port of Miami in Florida will have shore charging facilities for cruise ships by the autumn of 2023, Miami-Dade County said in a recent press release. The installatio ..