New Entrants into “Green” Cruising

 

 

 

the maritime executive

 

Captain Arctic due to enter service in 2026 will be sail powered (SELAR)

Published Nov 9, 2025 11:32 AM by The Maritime Executive

 
 

Cruising is among the shipping segments pursuing new environmentally sensitive technologies, with exploration and luxury at the forefront. Large cruise ships have adopted LNG, scrubbers, and solar panels, while two newly launched expedition cruise ships will be among the most environmentally advanced to date.

The ASENAV shipyard in Valdivia, Chile, seeks to establish its position in the sector with the launch of the new Magellan Discoverer for the sustainable polar travel company Antarctica21. The yard previously built the line’s Magellan Explorer, which was introduced in 2019. The new ship was floated out at the yard on October 24 and is

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Cruceristas, navieras y tripulantes gastan 1,8 millones al día

 

 

 

LA VANGUARDIA

Un estudio de la UB estima el impacto económico del sector en 1.236 millones

Cruceros atracados en el puerto de Barcelona a finales del mes de julio pasado

 Mané Espinosa
 

Un estudio de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB) encargado por la Asociación Internacional de Líneas de Crucero (CLIA) y el Port de Barcelona estima que el año pasado la actividad de cruceros en la ciudad supuso un impacto económico global de 1.200 millones de euros. El informe calcula que la facturación directa generada por los pasajeros, las navieras y los tripulantes de los barcos ascendió a 668 millones, lo que supone un gasto diario de 1,8 millones. En total, el sector facturó en Barcelona 855

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Nautilus supports new superyacht crew welfare partnership

 

nautilus

30 October 2025

 
Nautilus director of organising Martyn Gray at the 2023 inaugural yacht crew welfare round table event. Image: Nautilus International

Nautilus International is backing a new initiative to improve welfare standards for superyacht crew, through its involvement in Changing Tack – a coalition of maritime charities which has entered into a formal partnership with the Superyacht Alliance (SYA).

Nautilus director of organising Martyn Gray said: 'Nautilus International, as a proud member of the Changing Tack coalition, strongly supports this new partnership with the Superyacht Alliance. This collaboration is a significant breakthrough, creating a formal and powerful platform to embed crew welfare at the very heart of the superyacht industry.'

He added: 'For too long, crew voices have struggled to reach key industry

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Ten of the world’s biggest superyachts

 The Times

 

These ocean beasts are large enough to contain everything a billionaire may want, from concert halls and Mediterranean gardens to golf courses and beach clubs

Azzam, the world’s longest yacht
 
Tuesday January 16 2024, 12.01am GMT, The Times
 

Every January in Boat International magazine a list of the 101 largest superyachts in the world is published. These are mind-blowing behemoths, but it’s the prosaic detail, rather than the big-ticket opulence, that speaks loudest. On the 156m Dilbar, the fifth largest yacht in the world, there are 1,000 sofa cushions and 1,100km of cabling, about the distance from London to Avignon. It took 4,000 people six million man hours to build Azzam, the longest yacht in the world at more than 180. It’s also worth noting

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