Costa orders two ships to be powered by LPG
Costa Cruises today has ordered two next-generation cruise ships that will be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
The ships would be the first in the cruise industry to use LNG, the world’s cleanest burning fossil fuel.
They will also have the largest guest capacity of any cruise ship in the world, said Costa.
Each will have more than 2,600 passenger cabins for a total of 6,600 passengers.
The two ships will be built by Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland, with delivery due in 2019 and 2020.
Costa president Neil Palomba said the ships will set new standards for the whole industry.
"They will be the first green ships powered with LNG and they will offer an extensive number of guest-friendly features," he said.
LNG will be stored onboard the ships and used to generate 100% of the power at sea, significantly reducing exhaust emissions.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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