Cruise Ship Towed to Germany After Power Outage in North Sea Storm
Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud is being towed to Bremerhafen in Germany after a violent North Sea storm shattered windows on the bridge, causing a power outage late on Thursday, Danish authorities said on Friday.The ship's 266 passengers and 131 crew members were safe, a spokesperson for the Danish Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (DJRC) told Reuters, adding that a vessel from civil rescue firm Esvagt had managed to connect a tow line to the cruise ship."An Esvagt ship is towing it slowly towards Bremerhafen in Germany at around 8-9 knots," the spokesperson said.The vessel was sailing some 260
Cruise Ship Loses Navigation Ability in North Sea During Storm
The Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud suffered a power outage after a rogue wave shattered windows on the bridge while it sailed in the North Sea, causing the vessel to lose its ability to navigate, Danish authorities and the ship's owner said on Thursday.The 266 passengers and 131 crew members were safe, according to the Danish Joint Rescue Coordination Centre."There is no power on the ship. The main engine is functioning but the navigation systems and radars are not," a spokesperson for the centreâŠ
Hurtigruten Expeditions Rebrands as HX
Hurtigruten Group's expedition cruise line Hurtigruten Expeditions is rebranding with a new name, HX.The new HX brand and logo will be fully implemented starting in December, and repainting of the fleetâs six ships will commence over the next 18 months.Hurtigruten Norway will continue with the name simplified to just Hurtigruten.Both Hurtigruten Expeditions and Hurtigruten Norway are 100% owned by Hurtigruten Group and form a portfolio of sustainable travel brands that includes land-based activitiesâŠ
Hurtigruten Expeditions to Install SpaceXâs Starlink Fleetwide
Hurtigruten Expeditions said it will be the first cruise line to implement SpaceXâs broadband service Starlink across its entire fleet.The expedition cruise line and its long-time connectivity partner Speedcast began testing and integration of Starlink terminals on board the operator's fleet of small-size expedition cruise ships in March. Installation will be complete by end of October, making Hurtigruten Expeditions the first cruise line to introduce the high-speed, low-latency connectivity across its entire fleetâŠ
Svalbard Tour Boat Ushers New TechnologyâAnd a New Business Model
Tore Hoem, adventures director at Hurtigruten Svalbard, has lived on Svalbard, the remote Norwegian archipelago just a few hundred miles from the North Pole, for more than two decades, long enough to witness the sea ice retreat significantly and more rain creep into the early and late snow season.These alarming effects of climate change are among key drivers behind the Hurtigruten Groupâs sustainability efforts, including a new hybrid-electric excursion vessel recently put into service in Longyearbyen, Svalbardâs largest inhabited area.
Hybrid-electric Tour Boat Enters Service in Svalbard
High-latitude tourism company Hurtigruten Svalbard has launched a first-of-its kind hybrid-electric excursion vessel in Longyearbyen, just 800 miles from the North Pole.The 14-meter vessel, Kvitbjørn, runs on a hybrid-electric propulsion system developed by Volvo Penta in partnership with Swedish boatbuilder Marell Boats and Hurtigruten Svalbard.The new 12-passenger aluminum vessel, which will take sightseers on wilderness tours around Svalbard during the local tourist season from May through OctoberâŠ
Hurtigruten Cuts Short Antarctic Voyage After COVID Outbreak
Norwegian cruise and travel operator Hurtigruten Group will cut short a voyage in the Antarctica region following an outbreak of the coronavirus, the company said on Thursday.Ten people on board the MS Roald Amundsen cruise vessel had tested positive for COVID-19, and the ship will return to port in Chile two days ahead of schedule, said a spokesperson for Hurtigruten Expeditions, a subsidiary of Hurtigruten Group.The ship, carrying some 362 passengers and crew, had set out forâŠ
Volvo Penta to Power Hurtigruten Hybrid Vessel
Hurtigruten Svalbard said it has teamed up with Volvo Penta to test a new hybrid vessel that will allow guests to experience the wonders of the Arctic archipelago without disturbing the habitat around them.The near-silent, Marell M15 cruiser called Kvitbjørn (polar bear in English) will allow for fully electric operation in the environmentally sensitive waters around Svalbard, which is hugely popular with nature-loving adventure travelers. Hurtigruten Svalbard plans to test theâŠ
Hurtigruten's New Cruise Ship Named 'Next to the North Pole'
Hurtigruten Expeditionsâ new battery-hybrid powered MS Fridtjof Nansen has made history with the northernmost naming ceremony for a passenger shipâat the location where expedition cruising began in 1896.At latitude 78Ë North in Longyearbyen, Svalbardâoften dubbed ânext to the North Poleââthe local community joined the celebrations of one of the worldâs greenest and most advanced cruise ships.âWe are thrilled to celebrate more than 125 years of exploration and adventure travel where it all began.
Hurtigruten Says Fleet Upgrades will Slash Emissions by 25%
Hurtigruten Group said green upgrades for its entire fleet of Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express shipsâincluding batteries, shore power and biofuelâwill reduce CO2 emissions by least 25% and NOx emissions by 80% as the Norwegian passenger vessel operator continues its journey toward totally emissions-free vessel operations.Already fitted with shore-power connectivity to fully eliminate emissions when connected in port, the seven Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express ships will be retrofitted with a combination of technologies and solutions specially adapted for each individual shipâŠ
Felin Named CEO of Hurtigruten Norway
Norwegian cruise ship operator Hurtigruten Group has appointed Hedda Felin CEO of Hurtigruten Norway, where she will take the helm of Hurtigrutenâs coastal Norway operations.As CEO of Hurtigruten Norway, Felin will be part of the Hurtigruten Group Management Team, based out of the Hurtigruten Groupâs Oslo head office. She will assume her new role on March 1, 2021Hurtigruten Group has reorganized its cruise operations in two different entities: Hurtigruten Expeditions and Hurtigruten Norway.
Interview: Dan Skjeldam, CEO, Hurtigruten
Building on its 125-year heritage, Norwegian shipowner Hurtigruten has become a leader in exploration travel offering voyages to more than 200 unique destinations in more than 30 countries ranging across the globe from the Arctic to the Antarctic and including cruises in Norway, Greenland, Svalbard, Iceland, Western Europe, and the Americas. In an interview with Maritime Reporter and Engineering News, Dan Skjeldam, the companyâs CEO, emphasizes the need for the cruise industryâŠ
Hurtigruten Extends SatCom Agreement with Telenor
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