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LNG, Batteries and Biogas
“We’ve set ourselves the
ambitious target of being
the greenest cruise line in
the world.”
Daniel Skjeldam, CEO, Hurtigruten
Starting late this year, the first of at least six ships from Hurti- Just the decision to go with batteries and
gruten will be re-engined, with the Norwegian company moving LNG was an easy solution; it is technology
to LNG-fueled powerplants along with liquified biogas and bat- that is out there and there is a lot of LNG
teries. It’s the first LNG re-engining project in the cruise industry. availability where we operate.”
“We’ve set ourselves the ambitious target of being the greenest
cruise line in the world,” said Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam.
“We‘ve done some significant investments.”
At the core of that is the company’s fuel mantra: it will not
operate anywhere on HFO.
In addition, a coming pipeline of three new hybrid ships will
feature battery power, and the company became the first cruise
line to ban single-use plastics.
The Richard With saw the first of her two-phase upgrade program completed in November with significant interior
upgrades done. Next: LNG and biogas.
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