Quality LNG Transport, a service company founded by New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International Marine, said its LNG bunkering barge “Q-LNG 4000” had arrived in Port Canaveral in Florida under charter to Shell to begin fuelling operations in the months ahead for Carnival Corp. cruises.
The largest cruise liner ever built for Carnival Cruise Corp. of the US, the LNG-powered liner “Mardi Gras”, has begun a series of sea trials from the Finnish Meyer Turku shipyard ahead of moving to its base in Florida to begin operations in February 2021 as the cruise industry continues to boost future demand for LNG maritime fuel.