Lng Powered Cruise Ships

The cruise liners first LNG-powered cruise ship is to enter service in 2022.

Lng powered cruise ships. Due to begin cruising around the Canary Islands in December 2018 the AIDAnova will be the first cruise ship in the world able to operate in ports and at sea powered by LNG fuel. It recently confirmed a deal with Shell to supply LNG for the first two of those ships which are. 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.

In December Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of AIDAnova the first LNG-powered cruise ship. LNG-powered ships for Carnival Cruise Line and PO Cruises UK will follow in 2020. Carnival Corporation is planning seven cruise ships powered by liquefied natural gas LNG.

The Mardi Gras is a liquified natural gas LNG powered ship the first of its kind in North America and is part of the cruise line operators decarbonization program. There are now about 20 new LNG-fuelled cruise ships on order with all the major cruise companies Carnival MSC Disney Royal Caribbean and TUI betting big on the technology. Chantiers de lAtlantique is poised to integrate the first LNG-powered fuel cell aboard a cruise ship MSC Europa.

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. Anne Kalosh Oct 31 2019. Chief amongst these is a 50-kilowatt LNG-powered solid oxide fuel cell technology project that offers a potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a further 25 compared to a conventional LNG engine.

The first LNG-powered vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2022. MSC Cruises and STX France signed a letter of intent last June to build up to four LNG-fuelled cruise ships part of the companys plan for 11 new next-generation cruise ships over the next 10 years. Total is to supply approximately 45000 tons of LNG per year for MSC Cruises new LNG-powered cruise ships.

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. Total will provide 45000 tons of LNG fuel a year for the three upcoming vessels. It will also put its second LNG vessel the Costa Smeralda into operation this summer.