The Norwegian exploration travel and shipping company Hurtigruten has partnered with the Norwegian startup Brim Explorer to construct a battery-powered catamaran for polar exploration.
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Hurtigruten charity channels funds to destinations
The cruise and exploration travel operator's foundation supports a variety of projects in places where it sends its passengers.
Read More »Luxury awaits in Hurtigruten’s biggest ever refurb
MS Finnmarken, built in 2002, is to be transformed in a premium refurbishment ahead of a 2021 debut along Norway’s coast.
Read More »Hurtigruten reveals “tallest LED screen at sea”
The long-awaited hybrid-powered adventure cruise ship Roald Amundsen will have another eye-catching feature.
Read More »New Hurtigruten ships to compete with luxury cruises
Roald Amundsen, the world’s first hybrid cruise ship, is scheduled to begin its first sailings this year.
Read More »MS Roald Amundsen captain began career in galley
Kai Albrigtsen has been named as the captain of Hurtigruten’s new hybrid-powered expedition ship.
Read More »Dead fish to power Hurtigruten ships
The Nordic countries are in a unique position to pioneer the biogas market, the Norwegian cruise line’s chief executive says.
Read More »Hurtigruten orders third new expedition ship
The Norwegian cruise company says the hybrid-powered ship will be one of the most environmentally friendly ever seen.
Read More »Hurtigruten director takes job at Royal Caribbean
Coming from jobs at companies like Carlsberg, Nespresso and Hurtigruten, Geir Kronbæck now leads RCL in Scandinavia.
Read More »Hurtigruten CEO: Norway needs new cruise policy
Daniel Skjeldam is raising the alarm about the increasing size of ships visiting small towns, the fjords and Svalbard.
Read More »Tourists invade funeral in small Norwegian town
The rising tide of cruise tourists flocking daily into the coastal town of Honningsvåg is starting to cause havoc.
Read More »Trouble at the shipyard? So buy it
Hurtigruten buys the Kleven Shipyard in Norway after months of delays play havoc on its newbuild program.
Read More »Second new Hurtigruten ship delayed
Like the Roald Amundsen, its sister ship the Fridtjof Nansen has been delayed due to problems at the yard.
Read More »Hurtigruten agrees “largest environmental upgrade”
The Norwegian cruise and ferry firm invests $150 million in a switch to LNG and battery power.
Read More »Norway splits its coastal ferry service
Hurtigruten will not be sole operator for the first time since 1893, giving way to newcomer Havila.
Read More »Hurtigurten axes first season for Roald Amundsen
Problems at the shipyard mean a delay in delivery for the expedition vessel until May 2019.
Read More »Hurigruten floats out new explorer ship
Roald Amundsen has innovative technology and a range of special features.
Read More »Hurtigruten to explore distant new lands
Expedition cruises include Northwest Passage and Franz Josef Land
Read More »Biggest year for new cruise ships
New cruise capacity to be at an all-time high
Read More »Cruise firm orders ‘luxury icebreaker’
Norwegian shipbuilder to build cruise ship for Ponant
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