Norwegian Cruise Holdings is the newest Methanol Institute member

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings joins the Methanol Institute

Thus far there are no methanol-fueled cruise ships. However, that doesn’t mean that there won’t be and the Methanol Institute has just welcomed Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYCE: NCLH) as its newest

Viking Ocean ship at Fincantieri shipyard

Fincantieri in four ship, $1.7 billion agreement with Viking Ocean

In another positive sign from the cruise sector, Fincantieri reports that Viking Ocean Cruises has signed shipbuilding contracts for the third and fourth of six cruise ships it optioned in March 2018.

Northern Xplorer ship

Northern Xplorer signs LOI for zero-emissions cruise ship

Recently established Norwegian cruise company Northern Xplorer has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Portuguese shipbuilder West Sea for what will be its first ship — and the world’s first zero-emissions

river cruise ship in lock

VIDEO: Viking Mississippi river cruise ship makes its debut

Viking River Cruises’ much-anticipated Jones Act compliant river cruise ship Viking Mississippi is currently on its inaugural cruise and attracting much local media attention along the way. Floated out from Edison Chouest

Residential cruise ship

Brodosplit to build Storylines residential ship

Miami-based residential cruise ship company Storylines has signed a construction contract for its first ship with the Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia. Brodosplit, part of the DIV Group, has commenced the engineering

Carnival is rolling outService Power Packages

Carnival Corporation to roll out Service Power Packages fleet wide

Aiming to further improve energy savings and reduce fuel consumption, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, is to roll out comprehensive technology upgrades, called Service Power

Royal Caribbean CEO

Royal Caribbean: Full fleet back in service and positive operating cash flow

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) today reported a second quarter 2022 net loss of $0.5 billion and loss per share of $2.05. That’s the not unexpected bad news and investors looked beyond

small-ship cruise vessel

American adds California to its small-ship cruise itineraries

Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines is again adding to its offerings. Beginning in 2023, the company, the largest small-ship cruise line in the U.S., will offer a brand new 8-day San

biofuel bunkering

AIDAprima bunkers with biofuel

Netherlands-based biofuels specialist GoodFuels has successfully completed its first bio-bunkering for a large passenger ship. In partnership with Carnival Corporation’s AIDA Cruises brand, the 3,286-passenger AIDAprima was refueled with GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuels

Vikand new hire

Vikand names Bastianelli director, marketing and communications

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered maritime healthcare specialist Vikand Solutions LLC has appointed Arnaud Bastianelli as director, marketing and communications. Bastianelli comes to Vikand with experience from industries including tourism, food safety and

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