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Amazing Grace
STX Turku shipyard is hard at work building the next
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generation of green-edge cruise ferries. The vessel
LNG-fuelled ships are the rave of the new, greener marine industry.
in question is M/S Viking Grace which will be, upon
At present, there are 63 LNG-fueled (Liquefied Natural Gas) ships in
completion, the most environmentally friendly large cruise
operation or under development – in comparison to 48 units which
ferry ever. It is fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG),
was the case in December 2011.
emissions into the sea have been totally eliminated, and
emissions into the air are remarkably lower than those of
any other ships.
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