Hybrid Powered Cruise Ship
A newbuild hybrid battery-powered expedition cruise ship belonging to Hurtigruten Expeditions has been named in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard making history as the northernmost naming.
Hybrid powered cruise ship. Hurtigrutens hybrid powered MS Roald Amundsen has made maritime history Credit. MS Roald Amundsen is the first cruise ship equipped with batteries something deemed impossible. Fast forward 137 years and Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten has launched the worlds first hybrid-powered cruise ship named Roald Amundsen after the explorer.
Worlds first hybrid cruise ship cuts emissions by 20 - and can sail in total silence. Hurtigruten MS Roald Amundsen the worlds first hybrid powered cruise ship. MS Roald Amundsen made history this summer as the first cruise ship to sail on battery power and became the first hybrid electric-powered ship to transit the Northwest Passage.
However Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten is working to change that with the launch of MS Roald Amundsen the worlds first hybrid electricpowered expedition ship. Stornoway is a popular destination for cruise liners and many of them are specialist explorer cruises. This week VPO Global visited the small Norwegian city of Tromso to get a glimpse into how Hurtigrutens latest ship is setting new standards for fuel-efficient and cleaner propulsion.
Preparing for a season of expedition cruises in Antarctica. Hurtigruten introduced the worlds first hybrid battery powered cruise ships the MS Roald Amundsen this summer. September 08 2016.
This opens a new chapter in maritime history. Hurtigruten launched the MS Roald Amundsen in 2019 the first of a series of hybrid-battery powered expedition cruise ships. Many major cruise lines have added LNG-powered ships to the order books including Costa Cruises recently launched Smeralda.
What made her stand out in Stornoway apart from her striking shape and colours was the fact that she is a hybrid ship. A third yet unnamed hybrid-powered ship will be delivered in 2021. In an exclusive interview with Forbes Hurtigruten CEO.
