Lng Powered Cruise Ships
In 2020 two more Carnival brands will get LNG power with newbuilds for the PO and Carnival brands followed by two more ships in 2021 for Costa and AIDA respectively.
Lng powered cruise ships. Hurtigruten a Norwegian expedition cruise operator has several LNG-powered ships on order. Rem Eir the worlds largest LNG powered vessel has been built at Kleven Vreft shipyard and is owned by Remøy Shipping. Anne Kalosh Oct 31 2019.
The seven Carnival Corp. It has been Designed by Wärtsila Ship Design. In 2022 another Carnival Cruise Line LNG ship will follow.
The first LNG-powered vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2022. This will be the first time LNG in dual-fuel engines will be used in the cruise industry to power ships both in port and at sea. In 2018 AIDAnova launched as the first cruise ship in the world powered by LNG both at sea and in port.
Carnival Corporation is planning seven cruise ships powered by liquefied natural gas LNG. In 2015 AIDA Cruises AIDAsol made history as the first cruise ship in the world to be supplied with power by an LNG hybrid barge while in port in Hamburg Germany. Hurtigruten also plans to utilize a custom-built bunkering vessel in Bergen to fuel these ships with.
As Royal Caribbeans first LNG-powered cruise ship Icon of the Seas marks the cruise line joining other lines like AIDA Cruises Costa Cruises PO Cruises and more recently MSC Cruises which have all launched LNG-powered ships. Total will provide 45000 tons of LNG fuel a year for the three upcoming vessels. LNG-powered ships for Carnival Cruise Line and PO Cruises UK will follow in 2020.
MS Nord-Norge MS Nordlys MDNordkapp MS Kong Harald MS Richard With and MS Polarlys. MSC Cruises LNG powered vessels will be amongst the most technologically advanced cruise ships in the world bringing a range of environmental innovations to the market. It recently confirmed a deal with Shell to supply LNG for the first two of those ships which are.
