We look back over our most read stories from the year to revisit the topics that your reading habits revealed as key issues in the maritime industry in 2023
Ship design, and in particular low- or no-emissions technology on ferries and cruise ships was a dominant theme among the readers of Passenger Ship Technology in 2023, much as it was in 2022.
Electric ferries in Singapore, South America and the US all featured among our most-read stories, complemented by profiles of two new cruise ships from P&O Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line.
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1. Shell’s first all-electric ferry launched in Singapore
‘Electric Dream’ project becomes reality as Shell unveils first of three all-electric ferries for its industrial park on the island of Pulau Bukom, and signs MoU with MPA on decarbonisation. Singapore’s first all-electric commuter ferry, Penguin Refresh, was launched for Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park on the island of Pulau Bukom.
LNG-fuelled Arvia has been handed over by shipyard Meyer Werft to the UK’s P&O Cruises. P&O Cruises president, Paul Ludlow, explains the sister ship of Iona, built in 2020, has taken the latter vessel’s general arrangement but has additional features.
3. Incat to build electric ferry for Buquebus; moves forward with Incat Electric
Incat is to build the world’s largest all-electric aluminium ship after negotiating changes to a ship ordered by South American customer Buquebus. Originally, the 130-m ship was to be powered by LNG engines – a sister ship to the first ship also built by the Tasmanian shipyard. But Incat founder and chairman Robert Clifford tells PST, “We are renegotiating the build contract, and the ship will now be powered by electric motors, batteries and shore power from the grids in Argentina and Uruguay.
4. Norwegian Viva unveils eye-catching artwork, new interior innovations
Norwegian Cruise Line combines its largest-ever staterooms alongside ‘greatest hits’ from other ships in its second Prima-class vessel. Head-turning art, trendy food trucks and a multi-purpose entertainment venue that transforms from a theatre into a Vegas-style nightclub are some of the new concepts that will debut alongside signature Norwegian Cruise Line features on Norwegian Viva.
5. PROP goes electric with Green City Ferries’ fast commuter ferry
PROP SF, a ferry operator based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, has partnered with Green City Ferries. PROP has ferry operating contracts in the Bay Area and Puget Sound – two of the three largest North American markets – with aspirations for the third and largest market of New York City. The company has plans for the first fast-electric ferry in the US by 2024, and an electric fleet of 50 vessels within five to seven years.
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