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Carnival Cruise Line inks LNG deal with Shell
Carnival Cruise Line has signed a fuel supply agreement with Shell for the first fully powered liquefied natural gas cruise ships for North America.
The deal with Shell is for its two LNG ships arriving in 2020 and 2022, and will be powered by LNG at port as well as at sea.
The ships will become Carnival’s largest, carrying about 5,200 guests at full capacity.
"Carnival Cruise Line is strongly committed to leading the way in the implementation of technology innovations to help protect the environment and support our aggressive sustainability goals," said CCL president Christine Duffy.
"Our two new cruise ships entering service in 2020 and 2022 will not only be the largest and most technologically advanced in our fleet but will break extraordinary new ground as the first LNG-powered cruise ships in North America."
Shell has already inked a deal with fellow Carnival Corp cruise brand Aida Cruises to supply AIDAprima with LNG while docked in port.
"This agreement is a significant stepping stone in our relationship with Carnival Corporation building upon our previous LNG marine fuel supply agreements in Europe. It also marks a milestone as we continue to establish the marine LNG fuel market in the US as a credible part of the global marine fuel mix," said Tahir Faruqui, president, Shell LNG North America.
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