An intimate ceremony, held in the Rotterdam harbour area on\u00a03 June 2020, marked the\u00a0first in-person cruise ship delivery since the coronavirus pandemic prompted a global lockdown. <\/p>\n
The 5,800 GRT vessel<\/a> — intended for cruising the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands — was launched in late December 2019. After the recent completion of sea trials, the expedition cruise vessel was officially handed over to its owner last week. <\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n Joined\u00a0by representatives from De Hoop Shipyard, Silversea’s executives took a tour of the completed ship for the first time and were present for the official flag ceremony. <\/p>\n “It was a very proud moment for me to attend\u00a0Silver Origin’s\u00a0official delivery ceremony in person, and to welcome Silversea’s first-ever destination-specific ship to our fleet. I am very grateful to all involved in the build, especially the professionals at De Hoop Shipyard,” <\/em>Manfredi Lefebvre\u00a0d’Ovidio<\/strong>, Chairman of Silversea Cruises, commented.<\/p>\n “We welcome the beautiful\u00a0Silver Origin\u00a0to our fleet as the first ship since the start of our collaboration with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.<\/a>,” <\/em>Roberto Martinoli<\/strong>, Silversea’s President & CEO, said. <\/p>\n “It has been extremely rewarding to work on this project, and we are proud for having been able to deliver the ship in spite of the external challenges,” <\/em>Patrick Janssens<\/strong>, CEO of De Hoop Shipyard, added.\u00a0 <\/p>\n With a length of 110.01 metres and a width of 18.92 metres, the newbuild can reach a maximum speed of 15 knots. It can accommodate 102 passengers and 87 crew members. <\/p>\n Silver Origin is scheduled to welcome passengers from August 2020. <\/p>\n Built with the environment in mind as one of the most energy-efficient ships in its class,\u00a0Silver Origin\u00a0<\/em>incorporates environmentally low-impact features to comply with future rules and regulations, in addition to the Galapagos\u00a0National Park Directorate regulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n The latest technological innovations mean a 15 per cent reduction in fuel consumption and fewer exhaust emissions, according to the cruise line.<\/p>\n The ship’s dynamic positioning (DP) system will be used when positioned over delicate seabed ecosystems to prevent the anchor from causing damage; suites incorporate freshwater purification systems that convert seawater into drinking water, thus reducing the use of plastic on board; and a wastewater treatment system will meet or exceed the strictest regulations in the market. Moreover, all waste will undergo a rigid segregation procedure on board and will be delivered to a local waste management enterprise for it to be recycled or shipped out of the islands. <\/p>\n The post De Hoop hands over eco-friendly expedition cruise ship to Silversea Cruises<\/a> appeared first on Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dutch shipyard De Hoop has delivered Silver Origin, an ultra-luxury expedition cruise ship, to Monaco-based cruise line Silversea Cruises. An intimate ceremony, held in the Rotterdam harbour area on\u00a03 June 2020, marked the\u00a0first in-person cruise ship delivery since the coronavirus pandemic prompted a global lockdown. The 5,800 GRT vessel — intended for cruising the Gal\u00e1pagos …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[1153,1964,4417,1491,3176,6671,1070,6704],"class_list":["post-11293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritime-news","tag-cruise","tag-cruises","tag-ecofriendly","tag-expedition","tag-hands","tag-hoop","tag-ship","tag-silversea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/11294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tDe Hoop conducts remotely-operated sea trials for Silver Origin
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