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Carnival Corporation Marks Keel-Laying of First Fully LNG-Powered Cruise Ship
Carnival Corporation & plc (Carnival) today announced the official beginning of construction for the first of its seven next-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered cruise ships with a keel-laying ceremony at Seatrade Europe in Hamburg.
"Pioneering a new era in the use of low-carbon fuels, these new ships will be the first in the cruise industry that can use LNG to generate 100 percent of their power both in port and on the open sea – an innovation that will reduce exhaust emissions to help protect the environment and support Carnival Corporation's aggressive sustainability goals," said Carnival.
As Ship & Bunker has reported, in October 2016, Carnival signed a framework agreement with Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) to be its supplier of LNG bunkers for the first two of Carnival's new LNG ships for AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruises.
"Today marked a significant milestone in the construction of this next-generation of Carnival Corporation ships featuring our 'green cruising' design, which will be the most environmentally friendly ships in our company's history," said Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival.
"We are committed to continuing to reduce air emissions and improving air quality by evaluating both new and established solutions, including LNG. We are proud to be on the forefront of advancing LNG as a fuel source for the cruise industry."
The seven ships have delivery dates between 2018 and 2022, and will be built by German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku.
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