YSA Design has joined the team planning to build the world’s first zero-emission cruise ship, following a formal invitation to join the consortium behind the Northern Xplorer (NX) venture. The Oslo-based design firm will oversee key aspects of project development, helping to convert the concept into reality. NX has signed a Letter of Intent with […]
Classification society DNV Maritime will be responsible for new building supervision and classification of Northern Xplorer’s inaugural vessel, a hydrogen-fuelled cruise ship that is scheduled for delivery by 2026. Designed by naval architects Multi Maritime AS in Førde, Norway, the 250-passenger ‘hydrogen cruise ship’ features ABB’s fully electric propulsion system, including the battery and hydrogen […]
Northern Xplorer AS has unveiled its zero-emission, luxury cruise concept, which will use fully electric propulsion, battery energy storage, hydrogen fuel cells and auxiliary wind and solar power. Northern Xplorer has been developed in answer to new government regulations coming into force in Norway, which will make zero-emissions mandatory in the world heritage sites of […]